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SEN Teaching Assistant

Date posted : 15/11/19
£57 - 70 per day

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Title: Special Educational Needs Teaching Assistant (SEN TA)

School Location: Hull

Year Groups: Year 1 – Year 6 (EYFS - KS2)

Daily Rate: GBP57 - 70

Start Date: September 2019

Contract: Part time and full time positions available

  • Could you be an amazing Teaching Assistant?
  • Are you passionate about supporting the intellectual, social and emotional development of pupils with special educational needs (SEN)?
  • Are you flexible to work across schools in York?

Teaching personnel are the leading education recruiters in the UK. Working for a supply agency offers you beneficial opportunities to work within your dream schools. You have the opportunity to work in varied primary and/or special educational needs schools on a part-time or full-time basis, depending on your availability. As a Teaching Assistant in York you will be offered day-to-day, short-term and long-term positions. You are able to gain experience with your desired age group/key stage and by building your experience, you will enhance permanent employment opportunities.

We have an SEN school in York looking for Teaching Assistants/Learning Support Assistants to start after the summer holidays. As a TA/LSA you will be required to work 1:1 or on a group basis with pupils with special educational needs, you will confidently and patiently adapt to each students needs. You may support students with:

  • Autism
  • ADHD
  • Challenging behaviour
  • Sensory impairments
  • MLD, SLD or PMLD
  • SEMH difficulties
  • Physical disabilities

You will possess the needed qualifications and it is desirable to hold experience working as a Teaching Assistant or have experience managing special educational needs within a different setting. Successful candidates must be vetted with a ‘Child Only’ DBS check which must be registered on the update service (assistance will be provided by Teaching personnel).

There are a range of benefits you will receive working for Teaching Personnel, some of which include:

  1. Your own specialised personal consultant who is an expert within their field
  2. Opportunity to be enrolled on our Guaranteed Work Scheme* (T&Cs apply)
  3. Receive a GBP50 bonus for every candidate you refer* (T&Cs apply)
  4. Access to CPD courses to enhance your skills

 

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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 will be a temporary position and may go permanent at a later date.

Teaching Personnel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance provided.

For details of our privacy policy, please see teachingpersonnel.com/privacy-notice

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