SEN Teaching Assistant

SEN Teaching Assistant Role

Starting date: ASAP

Location: Greenwich

Teaching Personnel is looking for experienced, motivated, and reliable SEN Teaching Assistants who are looking to start work in April. The successful candidates will have a passion for helping pupils become lifelong learners within a Primary Education Setting. The candidate will need to show and express excellent knowledge of basic Special Education needs, such as ADHD and ASD.

Experience and knowledge with PECS or Makaton would be an advantage for a successful candidate. Candidates must demonstrate the skillset and techniques to de-escalate distressed behaviours. A Caring background will also be strong candidates for an SEN Teaching Assistant Role.

What we are looking for in you:

• Strong communication skills with excellent spoken and written English
• A Genuine passion and desire to work with SEN pupils
• Recent experience working within a Primary Setting
• Recent knowledge of working with Early Years, KS1 and KS2
• Have a Child DBS on the Update Service (or willing to process one)
• Can collaborate well with others
• Caring, calm and pro-active nature with a keen interest in SEN

The schools pride themselves, as being part of a supportive local authority, they aim to support every child in order that they can develop their self-esteem, achieve appropriate and challenging personal targets, and develop an enthusiasm for learning so that they can make the most of opportunities presented to them. All staff work to inspire, motivate, challenge, and support each pupil, no matter what their individual needs may be.

About the types of Role’s, we offer:

• Temp to perm contracts
• Day to day supply
• Long term roles
• Short Term Roles

Why work with Teaching Personnel?

• Temporary to permanent position
• Competitive pay package starting from £88 (depending on experience)
• A dedicated consultant who deals with each borough, so you are guaranteed a bespoke service
• Extra CPD courses available for FREE
• Mobile app and online access to monitor your diary and control when you work

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQ’s on the Teaching Personnel website 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 undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
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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