SEND Teaching Assistant

A SEND primary school within the Bury area is looking for a passionate and dedicated teaching assistant to help support children of different complex needs, including autism, difficulty communicating and nonverbal children. You would be working alongside experienced staff to create a safe and exciting learning environment, following EHCPs and behaviour plans. You would play a critical role in development and progression of each child, providing a high quality of support and maintaining a nurturing environment where the children thrive.

As an SEN Teaching Assistant you will:

-          Assist the classroom staff ensuring children are safe,

-          Support outside the classroom during interventions and break/ lunch time support,

-          Work to support students regarding EHCPs and behaviour plans,

-          Adapt communication strategies in accordance with the child’s needs and abilities.

-          Encourage pupils to be engaged and confident,

-          Chance of providing personal care if required.

For this role you should:

-          Have experience working with complex needs, desired not essential

-          Assist the classroom staff ensuring children are safe

-          Be confident dealing with challenging behaviour

-          Be Patience, resilient and empathetic

-          Have strong communication skills

This role will be full-time and long term, working hours being 8:30am till 3:30pm

If you are interested in taking on this role, please apply with an up to date CV highlighting relevant experience.

When applying through Teaching Personnel, an enhanced DBS on the update service is required. If you do not have one already, you must be willing to obtain one.

Why work for Teaching Personnel?

-          Competitive rates

-          Dedicated support

-          Free Training provided

-          Working hours (Mon-Fri)

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQ’s on the Teaching Personnel website 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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