SEN Teaching Assistant - Transitioning from Care and Support Work
Harrogate
Full Time and Part Time Available Between Monday - Friday
£95 - £110 Per Day
Flexible Start Dates
Requirements
To be considered for this role, you will:
- Have previous experience of working with children or young people; ideally within a school, nursery, childcare, youth work, play or care setting within the last 4 years.
- We must be able to obtain valid references from these roles.
- Hold, or be prepared to undergo an Enhanced DBS, registered to the Update Service.
Salary is dependent on experience, training or qualifications. The minimum experience, training or qualifications required for this position are: recent experience obtained within the last 4 years, of working with children or young people, ideally within a school, nursery, childcare, youth work, play or care setting. We must be able to obtain references from these roles.
If you've worked in care, support work, in residential settings, supported living, or community support, you already have the skills to be a SEN Teaching Assistant without even knowing!
What you might be ready for is a better work-life balance than care? This role has consistent hours (8.30am-3.30pm) , no night shifts , and term-time ONLY working .
We're supporting a specialist school based in Harrogate who are looking for people just like you, experienced in supporting vulnerable individuals aged 3-19 years old.
The Role
The role requires you to work with school aged pupils who have been identified as having additional needs. These needs range from Autism, PMLD, Personal Care, Complex needs, Mobility, SEMH and MLD.
The School
This SEND school is based in the Harrogate area and is easily accessible via public transport. There is also ample car parking. We are continually seeking quality caring staff members, who with additional experience and training may eventually become full time or even supply support staff members.
Vision for Education is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. We take our responsibilities extremely seriously. All staff we register will undertake thorough interviewing and referencing checks and hold, or be prepared to undergo, an Enhanced DBS check that must be registered on the Update Service.
About Vision for Education
Vision for Education is a market-leading education recruitment and supply agency committed to the learning and development of young people. With branches across the country, we are an employer of choice for high-quality primary, secondary and SEND teaching and support staff.
What Vision for Education Offers
As a valued employee of Vision for Education you will receive:
- Excellent daily rates paid weekly by our in-house Payroll team using the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) system.
- Guaranteed pay scheme (subject to availability and qualifying criteria).
- Pension contributions (subject to a qualifying period).
- Full compliance with AWR (Agency Workers' Regulations), to make sure you get the pay and working conditions you are entitled to.
- FREE training to help with your professional development such as Team Teach training,
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