Special Educational Needs Teaching Assistant

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We are supporting Special Needs Schools in their search for enthusiastic Special Needs assistants. The schools support children aged 4 to 19 years old and cater for those with complex learning difficulties including autism and other sensory impairments, some children have challenging behaviours.

The team you will be coming into are hardworking, dedicated and highly skilled, they like to provide a warm, safe and welcoming school where children can express themselves creatively.

The roles are available to start ASAP and would be either on a 12-week temp to perm basis, or on ongoing contract basis – working Monday to Friday 8:30 to 16:30 latest.

Your main duties will include:

• Offer support for students before, during and after lessons
• Assist students to understand and participate in set tasks
• Be flexible to work with whole class groups, small groups, or individual learners
• Help promote each students’ love of learning
• Join team meetings and training programmes as an active member of a team
• Follow regulations pertaining to safeguarding
• Where required, supporting individual needs including assisting with a wide range of medical and occasionally personal care tasks as necessary and providing physical support where needed (training will be provided in giving medical care and support) inspiring and engaging with children with a range of additional learning needs
• Working on a 1:1 to or group basis to support learning
• Preparing materials, equipment, and lessons
• Assisting with the personal care needs of pupils; this may include feeding, changing and manual handling
• Liaising with parents, carers, and professionals such as teachers, education welfare officers, social workers, and

Healthcare professionals The suitable candidate will have:

• Prior experience working alongside pupils with SEND (although this is not essential)
• Must have a passion for supporting SEN learners
• Good general education levels in English and Maths
• Knowledge, keen interest or understanding of the range of different types of learning difficulties and disabilities (SEMH, ASC, challenging behaviour)
• Ability to adapt to a various working environments and students with differing abilities
• Practical approach to the needs of students with Learning Difficulties and Disabilities
• Good interpersonal and communication skill and a caring attitude
• Flexibility in terms of working patterns Please note, successful applicants will be subject to references and an up-to-date DBS, or be willing to apply for a Starfyn Education DBS.

Locations that are commutable for SE Candidates – dependant on area

• Camberwell (not much need as often as others)
• Croydon
• Earls Court
• Mitcham
• Acton

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Application process: Contact your advisor to check you meet the requirements of the role. If suitable, they will ask you to send them an up to date copy of your CV tailored to this role and right to work documents.