Special Educational Needs Teaching Assistants

Teaching Assistant Position: Mainstream Primary School - Cavershame

£60 to £80

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 an 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 Mainstream Primary 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 21^st 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!

Candidates are required to work full time 8.30am-15:30/16.30pm depending on training days.

If this diverse role is something that you consider to fit your skills and would be interested in finding out more about this this exciting role then please do not hesitate to contact Rose on 01183 271 559 or email