About the role
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1. As a Teaching Assistant, you will play a crucial role in providing personalised assistance to students with special educational needs.
2. Your primary responsibility is to offer tailored support to help students overcome challenges and achieve their full potential within the school environment
3. Implementing individualised learning plans, promoting student engagement and independence, and maintaining regular communication with parents, careers and outside professionals.
4. The role is on a full-time basis with the possibility to be ongoing for the right candidate.
About the school:
5. An inclusive school with a dedicated team of staff who possess the specialist knowledge and skills needed to support their students effectively.
6. As a broad-spectrum generic Special Educational Needs (SEN) school, the school cater to a diverse cohort of students with a wide range of needs and disabilities. While their students may have varying profiles, all must have a learning difficulty identified as their primary barrier to learning.
7. The school is dedicated to providing outstanding education within a nurturing and secure environment, prioritising meaningful, challenging learning opportunities that support each student’s personal growth, communication skills, and independence. The school is committed to the holistic development of every learner. Their flexible, personalised curriculum is designed to meet individual learning needs and styles, ensuring each student is supported to thrive academically, socially, and emotionally.The school are proud of the breadth of expertise across their school, from their highly skilled teachers and teaching assistants to their dedicated learning support teams. These teams offer a wide range of therapeutic interventions, including nurture support, hydrotherapy, sensory processing, and communication development. This collaborative approach ensures that learning goals are shared and shaped by families, therapists, and wider multi-agency support networks.
About you:
To be considered for the Teaching Assistant position, you will:
8. Have previous experience working with children and young people with a range of special educational needs, such as learning difficulties, autism, and sensory needs.
9. Suitable qualifications such as Youth Work, Health and Social Care or Supporting Teaching and Learning in Schools are desired but not essential.
10. Have strong communications skills with the ability to quickly build rapport with students
11. Able to obtain suitable references and a DBS check.
Vision for Education is committed to safeguarding children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We take our responsibilities extremely seriously. All staff we register will undertake thorough interviewing and referencing checks and hold, or be prepared to undergo, an Enhanced DBS check that must be registered on the Update Service.
About Vision for Education
Vision for Education is a market-leading education recruitment and supply agency committed to the learning and development of young people. We are an employer of choice for high-quality primary, secondary and SEND teaching and support staff. We have branches across the country, and
What Vision for Education offer
As a valued employee of Vision for Education, you will receive:
12. Excellent daily rates paid weekly by our in-house Payroll team using the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) system.
13. Guaranteed pay scheme (subject to availability and qualifying criteria).
14. Pension contributions (subject to a qualifying period).
15. Full compliance with AWR (Agency Workers’ Regulations), to make sure you get the pay and working conditions you are entitled to.
16. FREE training to help with your professional development such as Team Teach, Autism Awareness and an online Educare training package.
17. Generous refer a friend or colleague bonus scheme.
18. Access to a dedicated consultant, who will provide ongoing support.