Behavior Needs Assistant

Are you a Teaching Assistant with experience supporting children with Behavioural Needs?

Then this could be the role for you!

We are seeking an enthusiastic, creative and dedicated Teaching Assistant to join our current hard-working staff. You could also work with an ASC or ADHD student on a 1-1 basis within a Mainstream Primary School in Basingstoke. The school has good public transport links, so owning a car isn't essential however is desirable.

The ideal candidate will have some experience of working with SEN in or out of a school and will have outstanding inter-personal skills. You will need to be patient and sensitive with the ability to encourage and motivate children as well as being able to work effectively in a team. Experience of current phonics/Maths schemes will be advantageous, but not essential, as you will be supporting in core subject areas. We can offer additional training through our CPD Academy and will be running a Team Teach Course during the February half term holiday. You will need to take into account styles and what motivates them to stay engaged, using positive behaviour management.

Our ideal SEN Teaching Assistant will have;

• experience supporting children on the Behaviour or Autistic Spectrum in or out of education
• be patient, creative and fun
• be able to motivate children who are disengaged from their learning
• be able to support in core curriculum areas
• have GCSE English/Maths (A-C)

Teaching Personnel can offer;

• a dedicated, specialist consultant working for you
• full time, part time & day to day supply work
• work with schools who work exclusively with Teaching Personnel
• unrivalled CPD opportunities including Team Teach
• support at interview stage with our experienced staff and interview guides
• 20 years experience within Educational Recruitment working in partnership with a large number of Primary, Secondary and SEN Schools
• £50 refer a friend scheme