SEN Teaching Assistant
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Have you got experience working within the educational sector or supporting children in an alternative capacity?
Are you looking for a challenging and rewarding role?
Do have a passion to inspire and want to make an impact?
Teaching Personnel is offering an exciting role as an SEN Teaching Assistant in the Colchester, Essex area. As an SEN Teaching Assistant you will have the pleasure of working in a lovely SEN School alongside an excellent team of staff. You will be supporting students with a range of needs including; Autism, ADHD, SEMH, and Challenging Behaviour a 1:1 or classroom basis. Although there will be a lot of 1:1 support, aim is to build the child’s confidence and social skills in order to allow the child to learn independently within the classroom.
The ideal candidate:
- SEN experience is essential
- Any experience working with children
- Passionate about supporting children’s personal and educational development
Teaching Personnel offer:
- Competitive weekly pay
- Long-term roles (including temporary to permanent) as well as supply work
- Personal education consultant who works to get you your ideal role
- Expansive CPD academy allowing you to gain qualifications whilst you work
If this challenging and exciting SEND Teaching Assistant role is something that interests you please click apply!
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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