SEN Teaching Assistant

Teaching Personnel are currently recruiting for a SEN Teaching Assistant to support a school in the Gorton area. We are looking for someone start in September at the beginning of the academic year, working full time. For the right candidate, there is the potential for this role to become a permanent position.

Salary: £385 to £485 per week.

The main responsibilities of this role include, targeting the learning needs of the most vulnerable children in the classroom. The successful candidate will be working alongside children who are dyslexic, autistic, have ADHD or other Moderate Learning Difficulties. You will work to support the Special Educational Needs and the Social, Emotional and Mental Health teams.

Key responsibilities of this role:

• Creating individual learning plans to support the learning of children with special needs.
• Ensuring that there is always a safe environment for students through monitoring and supervision.
• Assessing the progression of children
• Supporting teachers on external educational visits

This school is a mixed school, educating children between the ages of 11 and 16. The school is in Gorton, in the M18 area. The school currently holds an Ofsted rating of 3, meaning that it is requiring improvement. Currently, only 25% of students are achieving a grade 5 or above in both Maths and English, which is half of the national average. The proportion of students who require SEN support, are eligible for free school meals and do not speak English as their first language is also much higher than the national average. Therefore, this school will be challenging with the potential to be hugely rewarding.

The advantage of this position is the opportunity to gain experience in this sector, whilst being supported by Teaching Personnel as well as the school, whilst earning a competitive salary.

The successful candidate must be a Psychology Graduate, with knowledge in teaching children with special needs or have experience working in SEN support. You must be enthusiastic about bringing the most out of vulnerable children and finding new ways of learning.

If you are an experienced SEN Teaching Assistant or a Psychology Graduate looking to gain experience, please apply now by uploading a copy of your CV.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQ’s on the Teaching Personnel website for details.
All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
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