SEN Teaching Assistant

Teaching Personnel are currently recruiting on behalf of one of our fantastic SEN provisions in Wallsend, Newcastle who is seeking a full time and part time Level 3 Teaching Assistant to work with children with a variety of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) now that schools have fully returned.  

The role will require you to support with classroom based tasks and also work on a 1:1 basis supporting the children emotionally and with their education and learning.

Candidates with relevant experience within education and a classroom are desired. This is an incredibly rewarding role that demands a dedicated, passionate individual wanting to fully commit to the position. 

Teaching Personnel can offer competitive rates of pay of GBP325-370 per week depending on experience as well as the opportunity to up skill your professional development by utilising our CPD Academy. You will also be supported by our specialist SEND Team who all come from backgrounds in education and knowledge of the current market.

The ideal candidate will:

Essential

• Be confident in a SEND school and challenging setting
• Have a nurturing and patient manner
• Willingness to undertake further training
• Come from an education or health care background or have relevant experience working with ASC, ADHD, VI, MLD, PMLD and other disabilities 

Desired

• Team Teach
• Moving and Handling 
• Peg Feed Training 

To be accepted for this role, you must have a Child Workforce Only DBS that is registered on the Update Service, or be happy to apply for one through Teaching Personnel.

Teaching Personnel work with a large number of SEN schools across the UK, if you are interested in registering to work through Teaching Personnel for full time or part time work or to gain SEN experience please call us today for a confidential chat to learn more.

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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