SEN Primary Teaching Assistant

Learning Support Assistant (LSA)

Location: Uxbridge

Ages: 18-22 years old

Needs: Autism, physical disabilities, mental health, sensory and behavioural needs.

Pay: £70-85 per day via PAYE NOT through umbrella company

Hours: 8:30-4:30pm Mondays to Thursdays during school term time

Contract dates: ASAP start date

Teaching Personnel are working with a large Ofsted rated outstanding academy trust with requirements for learning support assistants (LSA) in Uxbridge for their special needs college. The college specialises in building independence skills and adapting learning to meet the needs of their students.

Requirements for Learning Support Assistant:

• Have previous experience of working with special needs or in care
• Confidence supporting young adults with personal care, moving and handling or hoisting
• Able to travel daily to Uxbridge, Hillingdon
• Have a child and Adult DBS registered to the update service or be willing to complete one
• Have right to work in the UK.

Teaching Personnel is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. We take our responsibilities extremely seriously and all staff we register will undertake thorough interviewing, referencing and DBS checks.

What Teaching Personnel offer

As a valued employee of Teaching Personnel, you will receive:

• Excellent and competitive daily rates paid weekly by our in-house Payroll team using the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) system.
• Pension contributions (subject to a qualifying period).
• Full compliance with AWR (Agency Workers' Regulations), to make sure you get the pay and working conditions you are entitled to.
• FREE and subsidised training to help with your professional development such as Team Teach, Lego Therapy, online webinars and safeguarding and child protection updates.
• Generous refer a friend or colleague bonus scheme.
• Access to a dedicated consultant, who will provide ongoing support.
• Teaching Personnel do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

About Teaching Personnel SEN team

Teaching Personnel has over 20 years’ experience matching educators to their ideal roles. We are a market-leading education recruitment and supply agency committed to the learning and development of children and young people. With branches across the country, we are an employer of choice for high-quality SEND, primary and secondary teaching and support staff.

How to apply

If you are a Learning Support Assistant or carer who is pro-active and can motivate and engage students with special needs then we want to hear from you.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see teachingpersonnel.com/faqs 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.

Teaching Personnel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We offer all our registered candidates FREE child protection and prevent duty training. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance provided.

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