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They are the sixth-largest provider of specialist educational services in the country,
supporting over 900 children and young people, and employing over 1,000 staff.
School Staffing Solutions are looking for Teaching Assistants for a SEN school that supports students aged between 5-19 with ASC/SEMH in Kidderminster.
SEN Teaching Assistant
* Location: Torton, Kidderminster
* Hours: 40 hours per week - Term time only (44.67 paid weeks)
* Hourly Rate:£12.37 - £13.49 per hour
* Annual Salary: £22,102.72 - £24,103.93 actual salary
The role:
As one of the new Teaching Assistants, your role will be to support 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 positive behaviour management adopting a tailored approach to the individual child.
You will be expected 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, and 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
Duties will vary, you must expect to diversify and lend a hand wherever is required. Please see the link below for our full job description:
Skills and Qualifications
Experience & Qualifications:
Working towards Level 2 award in Support work 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, ideally in an education setting
Commitment to the role, the desire to put the child first and treat them as an individual
Be positive and creative in meeting pupils’ needs
Benefits and Additional Information
What’s on offer?
Be part of a successful team and also benefit from a generous package that includes:
Full training and continued support
Opportunity to gain qualifications, which will be funded by us!
Perkbox subscription
Life assurance and Enhanced pension scheme
Car lease scheme
Bike to work scheme
Free parking
Free membership to our Health cash back plan - Claim back money on services such as dental, optical, physio and many more.
School Staffing Solutions Recruitment Ltd is acting as an employment business for this position.
Please note that candidates that are shortlisted might be subject to an online search.
Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.
As a result of the volume of applications, If we have not contacted you within two weeks of your application being received, then regretfully your application will not be taken forward on this occasion