Open roleExternal
SEN Teaching Assistant
- Hampshire
- Permanent·On-site
- Full time
- £100 - £110 Per Day
Job Description
Teach South is proud to be supporting a specialist SEN setting inn Bordon in recruiting SEN Teaching Assistants to join their dedicated team on a full-time, permanent basis.
This is a rewarding opportunity to make a real difference to pupils with special educational needs. You'll work alongside teachers and support colleagues to help every child feel safe, included and able to achieve. This is a permanent position with a supportive school, not a short-term supply placement.
Key responsibilities
Teach South are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful candidate will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check, reference checks and other pre-employment checks in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.
This is a rewarding opportunity to make a real difference to pupils with special educational needs. You'll work alongside teachers and support colleagues to help every child feel safe, included and able to achieve. This is a permanent position with a supportive school, not a short-term supply placement.
Key responsibilities
- Provide 1:1 and small group support to pupils with a range of additional needs
- Support pupils' learning, communication, social development and independence
- Help implement individual learning plans and EHCP targets
- Use positive behaviour strategies to support pupils' emotional and behavioural needs
- Assist with personal care and daily routines where required
- Work closely with teachers, therapists and families to give pupils consistent support
- Help create a calm, structured and nurturing learning environment
- Experience working with children or young people with SEN, in a school, care or community setting (a passion for the work matters as much as experience)
- Patient, resilient, caring and able to stay calm in challenging situations
- A good team player with strong communication skills
- Understanding of conditions such as autism, ADHD, SEMH or learning difficulties is desirable
- Training such as Team Teach or Makaton is beneficial but not essential, and can be provided
- Relevant qualifications (e.g. Level 2 or 3 Teaching Assistant) are desirable but not essential
- Permanent, full-time position with a supportive school
- Ongoing training and professional development
- A friendly, close-knit team
- Dedicated support from the Teach South team throughout the process
Teach South are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful candidate will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check, reference checks and other pre-employment checks in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.