SEN Teaching Assistant

Are you a Teaching Assistant with experience supporting children with Special Educational Needs?

We are seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated Teaching Assistant to join our vivacious and hard-working staff. 

You will work with SEN students identified with ASC (autistic spectrum condition) or children needing speech and language support, on both a 1:1 basis and with small groups and will contribute towards a purposeful learning environment by supporting classroom teachers in teaching and learning. The school located in Rotherham, S63 are currently seeking a Teaching Assistant to support SEN in their KS1 Setting, so experience working with children in Nursery/Reception would be beneficial. The position is to start after the Spring break on the 7th June.

The ideal candidate will have some experience of working with SEN and will have outstanding inter-personal skills.

You will need to be patient and sensitive with the ability to encourage and motivate children as well as being able to work effectively in a team. Experience of ASC and current phonics schemes will be advantageous, but not essential if you are willing to develop your skills and attend training. You will need to take into account children's learning styles and what motivates them to stay engaged, using positive behaviour management. We are running a Team Teach Course over the Easter Holidays to support our staff with their behaviour management techniques. 

Our ideal SEN Teaching Assistant would be;

• experienced supporting children with ASC/Speech and Language/SEN 
• have a good knowledge of behaviour management techniques 
• be patient and sensitive 
• be able to motivate children who are disengaged from their learning 
• experienced supporting children in the Early Years/KS1 setting 

Teaching Personnel can offer you;

• up to GBP75 a day, depending on your previous roles
• a dedicated consultant
• full time work 
• work with schools who work exclusively with Teaching Personnel
• access to our CPD Academy to develop your skills further
• support at interview stage with our experienced staff and interview guides 

Want to know more?

If you are committed to raising the standards of education and feel that you are the right candidate for this role then  please send your CV to hannah.lomas@teachingpersonnel.com to be considered or call 0114 241 3340 for more information.

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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