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Special Needs support (Primary) - Hayes Hillingdon

Date posted : 17/04/19
£60 - £65 per day + in-house training + fixed year contracts

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This vacancy has now expired. Please see similar roles below...

Are you experienced and interested in supporting children with complex learning and development needs?

Do you have what it takes to make a real difference through building positive relationships with children and engaging pupils into activities that will support their development?

Want to work in a fun, creative, and rewarding environment as part of a supportive school team?

If you said YES, you could work as special educational needs (SEN) teaching assistant supporting children in Special Need Schools.

Contact Rachel from the London North West SEN branch TODAY with your updated CV and cover letter - I would love to hear from you!

We have an amazing opportunity to support children in education with physical disabilities and complex learning needs including autism spectrum condition. We work closely with a highly accredited and successful primary school for 5-11 year olds based locally to both Hayes and Northolt Station that is looking to appoint up to 9 new support assistants to start immediately in preparation for three new classes due to open in September 2019.

These classes will support children across Early Years, Key stage 1 and Key Stage 2 and will be grouped depending on their developmental and sensory needs supporting sensory learning needs and communication disorders. Pupils learn through play and interactive activities based on termly topics incorporated into all lessons. Due to pupil's EHCP and learning plans having experience whether practically or through education supporting children with autism in classrooms is highly beneficial, however, SEN training will be provided by the school in-house.

Roles are full-time during term times Monday to Friday each week 8:30am- 4:30pm to begin from the 23rd April 2019 and the school will be holding immediate trial days for successful applicants. Following a successful trial period applicants will be offered a year long contract with permanent contract offers to be fulfilled at the end of the 12 months.

If you have experience or feel confident in at least 3 of the following bullet points please get in touch:

  • UK based Early Years or Primary classroom experience
  • Medical or physical disabilities support experience
  • Resilient, pro-active and outgoing personality
  • Residential support/care worker experience
  • Play work or Children's Centre play scheme experience
  • Nursery or Early Years experience
  • Special Educational Needs experience
  • Moving and Handling (manual handling), personal care (PCP) training
  • Speech and Language support experience
  • Makaton, Sign-a-long, PECS, Attention Autism, Intensive Interaction training
  • Teaching/Learning support Assistance
  • Special Educational Needs support experience aboard
  • National Curriculum support experience - Primary education level

Please make sure you live in the area of Hillingdon or local to Hayes as they look solely for punctual staff due to the needs of their pupils.

APPLY TODAY and send your updated CV along with a cover letter about why you would be great for this position.

The more information you give us the more we tell our schools about you as all successful applicant CVs will be sent directly to the school Head Teacher to be shortlisted!

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