SEN Teaching Assistant

SEN Teaching Assistant

Location: Darwen, Lancashire   

Salary: £11.72 - £12.78 per hour (£20,941.30 - £22,835.30 actual salary) depending on experience

Hours: 40 hours per week – Term Time Only  

Teaching personnel have an exciting opportunity to work with a large SEN school based in Darwen BB3. The school are looking for a full time SEN Teaching assistant supporting students aged 10 - 19 with complex needs typically related to Asperger’s Syndrome, Autism and other conditions.

 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 in order 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 a whole Day Curriculum.

 Skills and Qualifications:

  Successful candidates are likely to demonstrate:

• Experience working with SEN in an employed or voluntary setting  
• Full UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle (necessary), as you will be required to carpool students to and from school, on a rota basis.
• A recognised qualification at Level 2 or above in Support work for Teaching and Learning in Schools or an equivalent is desirable  
• GCSE Maths and English Level 2/C or above qualification is essential.  
• Understanding of the Safeguarding principles and Child Protection procedures.  
• Knowledge or experience of pupils with SEN or SEMH/ASD  
• The desire to put the child first and treat them as an individual  
• Be positive and creative in assisting to meet pupils’ individual needs

Directions:

The school is located in Darwen and is situated off Holly Tree close. The school has parking available on site.

If this job is off interest to you please send your CV to Abigail Simpson

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