Your new company Hays Recruitment are proud to be supporting a two-form entry primary school in Runcorn that is easily accessible via public transport as they are looking to appoint a number of reliable and motivated teaching assistants for long-term full-time temporary contracts. These roles are based within a reception class, supporting a small group of pupils with a dual diagnosis of ASD and non-verbal on a 1:1 basis. Your new role As a teaching assistant within this school, you will offer 1:1 support to a group of 5 pupils within the reception that have a dual diagnosis of ASD and non-verbal. Although these pupils all have a similar diagnosis, they all have varying needs, different levels of capacity and vastly different personalities, so the ability to take a pupil-centred approach to their education is imperative. You will integrate your new pupils into the main reception classroom at varying points of the school day and deliver bespoke interventions on a 1:1 basis. These interventions will vary depending on the pupil and their EHCP but will typically consist of phonics, and speech and language. As you will be supporting pupils that are non-verbal, you will also use Makaton and PECs to communicate. Other duties will consist of positive behaviour support and personal/intimate care. What you'll need to succeed To be considered in your application, you must have full "Right to Work" in the UK as well as recent referencea...