SEN Teaching Assistant

Sports & Behaviour Mentor
Location: Westminster, NW8
PayScale: £88 - £110 per day - Dpedning on Experience - PAYE
Working day: Monday to Friday 08:30 - 15:30 (term time only)
Duration: Long-term to permanent
Start date: April 2024

• Engage hard to reach students through football, basketball, running, cycling - you choose!
• Fantastic transport links for an easy commute.
• Temporary to permanent contract available.

Do you have a sports background and would like to make the transition to education? Are you motivated by the prospect of making a positive impact on the lives of young people no longer in mainstream education?

If so, we'd love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

• Support children with SEN and challenging behaviour on a 1:1 basis.
• Help students regulate their emotions through appropriate intervention and sport.
• Plan and deliver 1:1 sport intervention.
• Promote good behaviour from students.
• Implement long term plans and strategies to improve learning and behaviour.
• Support students with their learning where necessary.

The successful candidate will:

• Have a sport, PE or games background, possessing the skills required to engage SEN learners.
• Have experience working with special educational needs (not essential).
• Be open to continued professional development to upskill themselves to work with a variety of SEN needs.
• Be able to form effective relationships with staff and pupils.
• Be a strong role model for pupils.

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.
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