SEN Teaching Assistant
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Pastoral Teaching Assistant.
Are you looking for a Teaching Assistant role within the KS1/KS2 age range?
Teaching Personnel are looking for an experienced Pastoral Teaching Assistant to join a busy primary school in Lowestoft, this is a full time role starting in September. You would be joining this fantastic double form entry primary school which prides itself on delivering an excellent education to all pupils in an environment which is safe and nurturing.
You will be the schools first point of contact/liaison between families and other child agencies such as social services and child health. You will have an important role as part of the pastoral team within the school, you will be required to offer support to pupils with behavioural issues and run occasional intervention groups.
This role would be ideally suited to a Teaching assistant who has a previous experience working with SEN pupils and pupils who display challenging behaviour, you will have to be patient, hard working and have excellent communication skills with people of all ages.
The ideal candidate:
- Qualified Teaching Assistant (NVQ/CACHE or equivalent)
- SEN experience
- Experience working with pupils on a 1:1 basis
- Experience supporting pupils who display challenging behaviour
- Strong communication skills
- Strong work ethic
- Uk address and right to work
- Enhancd Child workforce DBS on the update service
If this sounds like something you would be interested in we would love to hear from you. Alternatively you can get in contact on 01223393597 and see what other educational roles we have available local to you.
What can Teaching Personnel offer you?
- Pay – Weekly pay based on your skills, experience, flexibility and availability
- myTP – Digital services that make your work admin and communication simple
- A dedicated personal consultant who will support you through your registration and work journey!
- Teaching Personnel’s CPD Academy – Your Continuous Professional Development
- Pay via PAYE – allowing you to take home as much of your pay as possible while also giving you access to an employee pension that TP will contribute into
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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