SEN Teaching Assistant New

SEN Teaching Assistant
Location: Wakefield, West Yorkshire   
Salary: £11.72 - £12.78 per hour, depending on skills and experience (£19,370.70 to £21,122.66 actual salary)
Hours: 37 hours per week – Term Time Only  

Teaching Personnel have an excellent opportunity to work with a large SEN school based in Wakefield, the school support pupils ages 11-19 with complex care needs which some may be behavioural, and have Autism spectrum conditions. The school are looking for a SEN teaching assistant.

The Role / Key duties:

• As the  new Teaching Assistant, your role will be to support the children with their learning and general wellbeing to ensure every child has the best opportunity to reach their full potential in a caring and safe environment.
• Where necessary this may include supporting with care needs from time to time as well as following plans to ensure each child’s needs are met through positive behaviour management and personalised approaches to meeting sensory and communication needs.
• You will be expected to establish a warm, caring and supportive relationship with pupils in order to support them in feeling safe and enabling them to enjoy and learn during their time at the school. As part of a committed team including a range of professionals, you will work to promote and encourage independence and personal development in pupils and maintain high expectations of behaviour at all times.
• You will support the class teacher and contribute to providing high quality, challenging and differentiated educational activities and experiences through supporting the teaching of a broad and balanced curriculum aiming at pupils achieving their full potential in all areas of learning. 
• Like many SEN environments, your duties are likely to vary and therefore candidates will need to be flexible and be able to lend a hand whenever required.

Qualifications

• Experience working with SEN in an employed or voluntary setting  
• 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

Directions

The school Is based in Wakefield. Driving license and access to your own car is a necessity.  Parking will be available on site.

If this opportunity is for you please send your CV to Abigail Simpson

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