Learning Support Assistant

Teaching Personnel are currently working in partnership with a well-respected secondary school in Crawley that are seeking to appoint a number of ASC specialist Teaching Assistants for an ASAP start or September 2024.

The school currently have two SEN Teaching Assistants vacancies with the school requiring support staff to work alongside identified pupils on a 1:1 basis. These pupils will have a range of identified needs and may be on the ASC spectrum or have other SEN requirements and require additional support.

• SEN Teaching Assistants required ASAP for an excellent school based across Crawley.
• Full time positions – employment for the remainder of the academic year - contract a possibility for the right educator.
• Experience working with ASC and challenging behaviour is essential for this position.
• Must hold or be willing to apply for a Child Workforce Enhanced DBS Certificate.

The SENCO wishes to appoint two Teaching Assistants who have experience working alongside students that have identified needs, students with ASC and children that show signs of challenging behaviour.  The school have highlighted that the incoming SEN Teaching Assistants must be able to work alongside students, promoting positive learning and behaviour whenever possible and are able to help them make consistent improvements in class.

In order to be successful in the incoming SEN Teaching Assistants must be enthusiastic, energetic and proactive, but also have a calming nature working alongside students with SEN needs and be able to identify and defuse stressful situations before they escalate.

Requirements for placement:

• Consistent and reliable nature
• Patient and caring - able to de- escalate behaviours
• Ability to adapt and work with own initiative
• Desire to support SEN children reach their full potential
• Enhanced child only DBS on the update service (teaching personnel can assist with this)
• Available to work within the hours of 8.15 - 3.30pm, term-time.

Please apply below with an update CV.

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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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