SEMH Teaching Assistant

A specialist secondary school in the Tameside, Manchester area is looking for a full-time teaching assistant to support within a KS3 classroom. The pupils within this school have varying additional needs and require specialist support, focusing mainly on SEMH strategies and interventions. An ideal candidate will have a strong background in complex needs and provide exceptional education and care for students that have multiple and profound learning difficulties.

Key Responsibilities:

-          Provide support to students with complex needs in a classroom setting

-          Assist classroom staff with materials and resources

-          Promote a supportive, nurturing and inclusive environment

-          Monitor progress and providing feedback and adapting support where necessary

-          Staffing support over lunch time periods

Requirements:

-          Experience in working with challenging behaviours

-          Understanding of social, emotional and behavioural needs

-          Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

-          Be nurturing, empathetic and patient

-          Ability to work collaboratively with other members of staff

This role will be full-time and long term, working hours being 8:30am till 3:30pm

If you are interested in taking on this role, please apply with an up to date CV highlighting relevant experience.

When applying through Teaching Personnel, an enhanced DBS on the update service is required. If you do not have one already, you must be willing to obtain one.

Why work for Teaching Personnel?

-          Competitive rates

-          Dedicated support

-          Free Training provided

-          Working hours (Mon-Fri)

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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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