SEND Teaching Assistants & Learning Support Assistants

SEND Teaching Assistants & Learning Support Assistants | Hastings & Battle

Could your experience help a young person feel more confident, more understood and more able to participate in school?

I’m looking to connect with Teaching Assistants, Learning Support Assistants and people with relevant transferable experience around Hastings, Battle and surrounding areas.

Whether you already work in specialist education or are considering moving into SEND, I’d be interested in hearing about your background and what you’re looking for.

I work within primary and secondary specialist education and can consider registered educators for suitable work as school needs arise.

What could the work involve?

Depending on the setting and pupils, support work can include:

• Helping pupils access lessons and activities

• Working individually or with small groups

• Supporting communication and understanding

• Encouraging independence

• Helping pupils regulate and return to learning

• Working alongside teachers and other professionals

You’ll need to get to know the pupils you support, follow agreed approaches and adapt when something isn’t working.

Progress can take different forms. A pupil beginning to ask for help, joining an activity or managing a transition more confidently can be just as meaningful as completing a piece of work.

What experience could be relevant?

Some school requirements call for previous SEND experience. Others may suit people coming from mainstream education, care, youth work, sports coaching, mentoring or tutoring.

Patience, consistency and appropriate boundaries are important. So is being willing to take guidance and reflect on your practice.

If you’ve supported young people through difficult situations or helped them build confidence over time, I’d be interested in hearing how you approached that work.

Develop your practice

Through Teaching Personnel, educators can access professional development through our CPD Academy, including the optional Thrive Approach: Introductory Skills & Strategies course.

Thrive introduces practical, relationship-based approaches to supporting pupils’ emotional and developmental needs. We can discuss whether it would be a useful next step for you.

Before recruitment, I worked directly within SEND education myself. We’ll talk about your strengths and preferences so I can understand which environments could suit you.

Pay & practical information

TA and LSA opportunities are paid from £92.60 per day.

You’ll need an Enhanced Child Workforce DBS registered on the Update Service. If you need a new DBS, you’ll need to apply through our DBS application process and join the Update Service. Guidance is provided, with the associated cost covered by the applicant.

We’ll require your full employment and education history and references covering 24 months of employment in total where possible, prioritising recent and relevant employment.

Interested?

Apply and tell me about your experience, availability and where you’re happy to travel around Hastings and Battle.

Let’s discuss what could suit your next step.

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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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