At a Glance
- Tasks: Support young people with learning and wellbeing in a caring environment.
- Company: Independent day school focused on specialist education for SEN students.
- Benefits: Competitive pay, full-time hours, and a rewarding role in education.
- Other info: Join a supportive team dedicated to fostering individual potential.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in the lives of young people with SEMH challenges.
- Qualifications: Experience with SEN, Team Teach certification, and a driving licence required.
The predicted salary is between 22050 - 26950 £ per year.
Salary: £12.87 - £14.03 p/hr (actual pay: £22,996 to £25,068)
Contract: Permanent, Full-Time Term Time Only
Location: Leyland, Lancashire
Hours: 40 Hours per week
We are currently seeking an SEN Teaching Assistant to join an independent day school in Lancashire providing specialist education for young people aged 9-16 with Social, Emotional and Mental Health difficulties (SEMH).
The role:
Teaching Assistants support the children with their learning and general wellbeing to ensure every child has the best opportunity to reach their full potential in a caring and safe environment. Where necessary this may include supporting with care needs from time to time as well as positive behaviour management adopting a tailored approach to the individual child.
Key duties:
- Participate in the planning and evaluation of learning activities.
- Provide meaningful feedback on pupil attainment and progress.
- Support the teacher in monitoring, assessing, recording and reporting pupils' progress according to the school's policies to monitor and foster pupils' progress in all areas of learning.
- Support positive behaviour and concentration levels of the children and adapt own behaviour and responses to any change or escalations in behaviour of the children.
- Promote spiritual, moral, social and cultural (SMSC) development and British values within the PSHE policy across the whole school.
- Promote pupils' cognitive, social, emotional, behavioural, physical development and spiritual well-being through the whole Curriculum.
Experience and Skills required:
- Experience working with SEN in an employed or voluntary setting.
- Undertake Team Teach certification within probation period is essential.
- Full UK driving licence as there is a requirement to transport pupils to and from school and engage in off-site enrichment activities which requires transportation.
- Willingness to work towards L3 Teaching Assistant award or equivalent is desirable.
- GCSE Maths and English Level 2/C or above qualification.
- Understanding of the Safeguarding principles and Child Protection procedures.
- Knowledge or experience of pupils with SEN or SEMH/ASD.
- Commitment to the role, the desire to put the child first and treat them as an individual.
- Be positive and creative in meeting pupils' needs.
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