Teaching Assistant in Poole - SEN and Behaviour

Do you have a background in SEMH, SEBD or ASD?

Have you had experience with challenging behaviour?

Do you have Team Teach or MAPA training?

This specialist school, based in Poole, is looking for a special needs teaching assistant with experience of working with challenging children and young people. This is a specialist SEN school that caters for young people with a range of needs, including depression, ASD, ADHD, Complex needs, obsessive compulsive disorder and attachment disorders.

Special needs teaching assistants will have the opportunity to work in this outstanding school with an international reputation in special education expertise, curriculum and resources. SEN Teaching assistants must have experience working with mental health problems and complex SEN needs.

This school believes that all young people should be provided with appropriate education in a safe, stable, containing learning environment. Special needs teaching assistants are given opportunities to succeed through the use of highly personalised individual education plans to help support their students.

The Therapeutic Education Department works closely with the nurses, doctors and therapists at the centre and with a wide range of professionals in the community. This will be a September start. - Special needs teaching assistants will need excellent behaviour management skills - Be able to build positive relationships with young people and staff - Team Teach or similar restraint training certificate - Good knowledge/experience working with children with SEMH within an Special needs environment - Special needs teaching assistants will need experience working with Primary or Secondary aged pupils

If you are interested in this position, please contact Liv asap on 01202 558848 or email your CV