At a Glance
- Tasks: Support students with complex needs in their learning and development.
- Company: Vision For Education, a nurturing and inclusive SEN school.
- Benefits: Weekly pay, guaranteed pay scheme, pension contributions, and free training.
- Other info: Join a supportive team with excellent career growth opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in the lives of students with special educational needs.
- Qualifications: Experience with SEN students; qualifications in Youth Work or Health and Social Care preferred.
Vision For Education is seeking an experienced Teaching Assistant to work in an SEN School in Dudley full-time.
About the Role
- As a Teaching Assistant, you will play a vital role in supporting the learning and development of students with a range of complex needs.
- Working closely with the class teacher and a skilled team of support staff, you will provide personalised support to help pupils overcome barriers to learning.
- You will support students aged 4 to 19 with severe and profound learning difficulties, offering one-to-one and small group interventions as needed.
- This is a full-time role with the potential to become long-term for the right candidate.
About the School
- The school supports pupils with a wide variety of special educational needs, including physical disabilities, sensory impairments, and complex medical conditions.
- It has a strong, inclusive ethos that promotes achievement and wellbeing for every child.
- The environment is nurturing and engaging, designed to meet the individual needs of all students and help them thrive.
- The school is conveniently located with good transport links from Stourbridge, Oldbury, and Halesowen.
About you
To be considered for the Teaching Assistant position, you will:
- Have previous experience working with children and young people with a range of special educational needs, such as learning difficulties, autism and sensory needs.
- Suitable qualifications such as Youth Work, Health and Social Care or Supporting Teaching and Learning in Schools are desired but not essential.
- Have strong communications skills with the ability to quickly build rapport with students
- Able to obtain suitable references and a DBS check.
Vision For Educationis 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.
What Vision For Education offer
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).
- Daily rate is subject to your scale rate, experience in role and qualifications which will be discussed at the point of registration.
- 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, Autism Awareness and an online Educare training package.
- Generous refer a friend or colleague bonus scheme.
- Access to a dedicated consultant, who will provide ongoing support.
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