SEN Support Worker

Teaching Personnel are recruiting for a support worker to work in a specialist SEN setting within a mainstream Secondary school local to Wickford, Essex. The role is to start ASAP until the end of the academic year with the potential to be extended to a permanent contract.  You will be working to support the learning of a secondary aged pupil with special educational needs, including physical difficulties.

The successful candidate will:

• Be passionate and enthusiastic to work with pupils within the setting to enhance their learning and support their welfare and mental health.
• Must have experience of working with children and/or young people.
• Will be proactive and eager to carry out responsibilities.
• Preferably have experience with Personal Care, and Manual Handling.
• Ideally NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care, higher or similar.

We can offer you:

• Opportunity to work at various schools (SEN and mainstream) within Essex.
• Competitive daily pay rate.
• Continual professional development (CPD) opportunities.

In order to work for Teaching Personnel and clear our vetting process, you must have a Child Workforce DBS subscribed to the Update Service. Full assistance will be provided should you need to apply for a new check.

If you hold experience working with children or young people and want take the next step in building a career in an exciting and rewarding area of education, please contact Summer on the details below or email your CV to summer.smith@teachingpersonnel.com. We look forward to hearing 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

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