About the role
Vision For Education is seeking an experienced SEN Teaching Assistant to work in an SEN School in Dudley full-time.
About the School:
1. The school caters to pupils with a diverse range of special educational needs, including physical disabilities, sensory impairments, and complex medical conditions.
2. It promotes a strong, inclusive ethos, ensuring every child is supported to achieve their full potential while prioritising wellbeing.
3. The learning environment is nurturing, engaging, and carefully tailored to meet individual needs, helping all students to flourish.
4. The school is easily accessible, with excellent transport links from Stourbridge, Oldbury, and Halesowen.
About You:
To be considered for the SEN Teaching Assistant role, you should:
5. Have experience working with children or young people with a variety of special educational needs, such as learning difficulties, autism, and sensory needs.
6. Hold relevant qualifications (e.g. Youth Work, Health and Social Care, or Supporting Teaching and Learning in Schools), although these are desirable rather than essential.
7. Possess strong communication skills and the ability to build positive relationships with students quickly.
8. Be able to provide suitable references and successfully obtain a DBS check.
About you:
To be considered for the SEN Teaching Assistant position, you will:
9. Have previous experience working with children and young people with a range of special educational needs, such as learning difficulties, autism, and sensory needs.
10. Suitable qualifications such as Youth Work, Health and Social Care or Supporting Teaching and Learning in Schools are desired but not essential.
11. Have strong communications skills with the ability to quickly build rapport with students
12. 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.
What Vision for Education offer
As a valued employee of Vision for Education you will receive:
13. Excellent daily rates paid weekly by our in-house Payroll team using the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) system.
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. Generous refer a friend or colleague bonus scheme.
17. Access to a dedicated consultant, who will provide ongoing support.