SEND Teaching Assistant

Become a Trainee SEND Teaching Assistant! No previous experience or qualifications necessary, just a love for helping others! Following a successful interview and pending suitability, safeguarding and identity checks, we will work to secure you a paid placement in a school to further develop your skills. We will help you to develop your identity as an educator and help you to choose your specialist area from EYFS, KS1, KS2 to secondary school and SEND provisions.

Prior to starting your placement, you will be required to complete a comprehensive training programme delivered by Vision for Education and school leaders, which will give you the essential skills you need to work as a SEND Teaching Assistant.

SEND Teaching Assistants are instrumental in ensuring the smooth running of any school. The most effective Teaching Assistants have excellent communication skills and have an interest and passion in supporting the day-today needs of all children. They are also able to build relationships with both staff, children, and their families.

The role of a SEND teaching assistant varies from each school. You may be working to support the teacher in while class teaching, running small group interventions to support children or working on a 1:1 basis to ensure the needs of all children are meet and that they can thrive., As a SEND Teaching Assistant, part of our team, you benefit from:

• Excellent daily rates paid using the PAYE system.

• Guaranteed pay scheme (subject to availability).

• Social and networking events.

• Pension contributions.

• CPD to help with your professional development.

• Access to a dedicated consultant.

• Experience of working with pupils with challenging behaviour.

• An ability to work as part of a team.

• Ability to build strong relationships with pupils, parents, and colleagues.

• · Have good communication skills.

£85 – £100 per day (salary is depending on experience and/or qualifications)

Apply today via this website, or for more information about this role and other opportunities call Lucia on 01724 857540, or email your CV on richard.allsop-dent@visionforeducation.co.uk.