SEN Teaching Assistant - Surrey Salary: £13.51 - £14.45 per hour (£24,139 - £25,819 actual salary dependant on qualifications) Plus £1000 Welcome bonus * Hours: 40 hours per week - Term Time only - Start time 8.15am - Finish time Monday/Wednesday/Thursday 4.45pm. Tuesday 5pm and Friday 4pm Start date: As soon as possible School Staffing Solutions are working with a school in Surrey who require an SEN Teaching Assistant. The school supports pupils aged 6-11 with communication difficulties linked to Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC). Although it is an SEN primary school, many of the students are working at least 2 academic years behind their chronological age. Why Join Us? Support our broad and creative curriculum offer. Work with a collaborative, multi-disciplinary team. Be part of an organisation that invests in staff wellbeing and development. You'll make a real difference in the lives of our students and their families. Key Duties: To establish a warm, caring and supportive relationship with pupils in order to support them feeling safe and enabling them to enjoy and learn during their time at the School. To promote and encourage independence and personal development Support the Class Teacher in all areas of the day to day running of the class To respond to the varying and changing needs of the school and adapt to any task presented to achieve the smooth running of the school. Some physical intervention may be needed upon occasion, full training on this will be provided. To promote pupils' cognitive, social, emotional, behavioural, physical development and spiritual well-being. Skills and Qualifications GCSE Maths and English qualification minimum Grade 4 or equivalent. Level 2 or 3 Teaching Assistant Qualification (desirable but not essential) Experience of working in a special school environment is highly desirable. Team TEACH Training is desirable Please send your CV to amy@school-staff.co.uk or contact on 07442087457 and we shall be in touch with successful candidates. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check, suitable employment references and online searches to safeguard our young people. In addition, this post is exempt from the rehabilitation of offenders act 1974. School staffing solutions are acting as an employment agency for this vacancy.