Special Needs Teaching Assistant

Do you have personal experience supporting SPECIAL NEEDS and want to kick start a career working in education?

Are you patient, caring and resilient with a positive attitude?

If you live in Uxbridge, West Drayton or Ruislip send your updated CV today!

Having personal experience supporting special needs is a great foundation when beginning work as a special needs teaching assistant as you will have a good understanding of level of care that will be required.  Children in schools use a range of resources and support tools that those who have personal experience may already be aware of such as PECS (picture flashcards), visual timetables, Makaton, sensory play and moving and handling.

Gain invaluable experience as a special needs teaching assistant working in a primary through to Post-16 school well known in Uxbridge for providing positive outcomes for children with special educational needs. Positions are available in Uxbridge to start in September 2020 and will involve supporting children with their learning and care on a 1:1 or in a small group.

Children within the school are aged 2-19 years old with autism, sensory needs, disabilities, severe learning difficulties and speech difficulties. Special Needs teaching assistants would be required to support with personal care when needed and be open to moving and handling support.

Specialist training may be provided dependant on the pupils you will be supporting so being open to continued training and development is vital.

The school is based in Hillingdon and easily accessible through local tube and train links from Uxbridge and West Drayton Station with local bus routes across West London.

Requirements:

• Have either personal experience supporting autism, disabilities, severe learning difficulties, speech difficulties or challenging behaviours (sibling, child, parent etc)
• Or a caring background as a special needs teaching assistant, nursery assistant, health care assistant, support worker or respite carer
• Must be available to start full-time in September 2020 Monday to Friday between 8:30 -4:00pm
• Must be open to supporting children with personal care, feeding and/or moving and handling (and open to training)
• Must be based in Uxbridge, Hillingdon or in local areas such as West Drayton and Ruislip
• Must have a positive attitude, pro-activity and be able to learn new skills quickly
• Makaton, PECS, Sign-a-long, Positive Behaviour Support, Moving and Handling, TEACCH, AAC, Team Teach (TT) de-escalation training is highly beneficial (TT training offered at a subsidised rate through Teaching Personnel)

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 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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