SEN Teaching Assistant
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Teaching Personnel are the UK's leading education staffing provider, a nationwide company, with a large, established local presence. We offer a vast amount of varied work to teachers every day; short term, day to day, emergency cover, medium term to long term positions and permanent placements. All of our teachers and support staff benefit from exclusive CPD courses through our CPD Academy.
The ideal candidate will be able to slot easily into a SEN school setting and be able to take initiative when supporting the class teacher, so experience in a similar environment would be an advantage. Successful candidates will have a ‘hands-on’ attitude when it comes to working with pupils with SEN, and may be expected to assist with personal care.
Sports graduates and coaches have proven to work successfully in the SEN and behaviour schools, which caters for students with Autism and challenging behaviour. We are looking for a Teaching Assistant to support within the class, and then take small groups of students out to deliver sports sessions.
An ideal candidate will have:
-A Sports coaching degree
-Excellent behaviour management
-Experience of working with Autism and Learning Difficulties
Working with Teaching Personnel you will have access to a range of benefits including:
-Competitive daily pay rate
-A dedicated consultant with a wealth of experience within the education sector.
-FREE access to courses contributing to your Continues Professional Development
-Recommend a friend scheme
-Teacher of the month Award
To apply, please send your CV to lewis.laity@teachingpersonnel.com.
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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.
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