Teaching Assistant, Liverpool

Teaching Personnel are looking to recruit SEN Teaching Assistants/LSA's to work within a Special Educational Needs School in Liverpool. We are looking for people that are flexible and can work on a day to day basis as well as people that would like long term work. The rate of pay for this school is £9 per hour.

This school is based is Liverpool, a short drive from the M62 or for those teaching assistants who use public transport, there are bus stops located within walking distance to the school. Most pupils attend the school on a short term basis and are there most often a result of exclusion from mainstream education. The pupils all have SEMH difficulties and the majority of pupils are very challenging. Ability of pupils varies greatly and SEN in school consists of ADHD, ASC, ODD, MLD and EAL.

Responsibilities
*To prepare, modify and adapt resources and learning materials for the pupil as agreed with the class teacher and other professionals.
*To assist in resolving any behavioural, social and emotional difficulties which may arise.
*To encourage the pupil to develop a positive self image, and to develop confidence in their abilities and communication with others.
For this school, it is not essential to have worked in a school previously however working with secondary aged children in some capacity is preferred. There are no specific qualifications required in terms of Teaching Assistant qualifications but having behaviour management training such as Team-Teach or MAPA is highly desirable.

The type of person who usually gets on well in this type of environment usually comes from one of the following backgrounds: care services, prisons, youth workers, sports coaching and psychology.

Interested? Email with a CV or call 0151 244 5430 or apply on Http://www.teachingpersonnel.com/register/

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