SEN Teaching Assistant
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Teaching Assistant Position: SEN School Reading
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Do you love working with children?
Are you experienced or looking to start to get into a Teaching Assistant role?
The School and Job Teaching Personnel have a long standing relationship with this School in Reading. The school has an average of 100 pupils on roll. They cater for boys and girls with Social Emotional and Mental Health needs with additional special needs such as Autism and Complex Learning Needs. The School has an in-house team of qualified therapists offering Speech and Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Sensory Integration.
You will be working as a Teaching Assistant responsible for supporting termly topics across the class of 4-8 students and also 1:1 support.
The most important trait that prospective applicants should have is an engaging personality and a willingness to help. Applicants with a good attitude to work and the ability to be pro-active will thrive in this SEN school.
Minimum Requirements
- Any relevant SEN/Autism experience or qualifications is desired, however not essential so please still apply.
- A passion and enthusiasm to see pupils achieve their best potential
- Dedication to the needs of all your pupils, working with other staff members to offer emotional and academic support
- A Child Only DBS on the Update Service, or one done through Teaching Personnel
- Good interpersonal skills and confidence
- Punctual and reliable
- Enjoys a challenge
Who are Teaching Personnel? We are the UK’s Largest Education Recruitment Agency, with dedicated branches working in partnership with local SEN, Primary and Secondary Schools. This is our 21st year of supporting Schools and we are rapidly expanding, with over 10,000 candidates out working each week! With a range of short term, medium and long term positions available, you can have a pick of vacancies! From Day to Day cover, with no planning and marking involved, to long term vacancies leading to a permanent contract, Teaching Personnel ensure you are paid fairly according to the job you are doing and on time, each week!
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.
Teaching Personnel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. 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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