SEN Teaching Assistant

Job Title: SEN Teaching Assistant

Job Type: 40 hours per week (Term Time Only)

Job Location: Foxton, Cambridge

Job Salary: £20,158 - £21,971.75 prorated (£17,290 - £18,845)

The Role / Key duties:

• As our new Teaching Assistant, your role is to support our children with their learning and general wellbeing to ensure every child has the best opportunity to reach their full potential in a caring and safe environment.

• Where necessary this may include supporting with care needs from time to time as well as positive behaviour management adopting a tailored approach to the individual child.

• You will be expected to establish a warm, caring and supportive relationship with pupils in order to support them feeling safe and enabling them to enjoy and learn during their time at the School, and to promote and encourage independence and personal development in pupils and maintain high expectations of behaviour at all times.

• You will support the class teacher and contribute to providing high quality, challenging and differentiated educational activities and experiences through supporting the teaching of a broad and balanced curriculum aiming at pupils achieving their full potential in all areas of learning.

• Like many SEN environments; your duties are likely to vary and therefore candidates will need to be flexible and be able to lend a hand whenever required.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Full UK driving licence and access to your own car desirable 

• A recognised qualification at Level 2 or above in Support work for Teaching and Learning in Schools or an equivalent is desirable

• GCSE Maths and English Level 2/C or above qualification is essential.

• Understanding of the Safeguarding principles and Child Protection procedures.

• Knowledge or experience of pupils with SEN or SEMH/ASD

• Ability to adapt

• The desire to put the child first and treat them as an individual

• Be positive and creative in assisting to meet pupils’ individual need

Please note that all roles on offer by Teaching Personnel are subject to an Enhanced DBS Check.

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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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