SEN Teaching Assistant
Protocol Education are working with a dynamic and forward-thinking special school who are seeking inspiring, dedicated individuals to work across our provisions in the role of specialist teaching assistant. The school is for pupils with moderate learning difficulties and complex needs from across the Borough of Swindon and beyond.
Your daily duties will include:
* Greeting pupils from their buses and bringing them into school
* Settling the class into their tutor group
* Supporting teachers in ensuring all pupils can access their curriculum
* Movement and handling support of pupils as needed
* Personal and medical care for pupils as needed - training provided
* Supervising pupils at break and lunchtimes
* Working closely with teachers to ensure all pupils are supported in school
* Escort pupils onto their buses to go home
If this sounds like the job for you, then we can offer:
* Friendly and supportive colleagues.
* Supportive school, committed to achieving exceptionally high standards.
* An interesting, diverse and exciting career.
* Small class sizes to allow you to give more time and individual attention to pupils.
* A strong ethos and a commitment to collaborative working.
* A commitment to safeguarding and the promotion of the welfare of children and young people.
* A sense of achievement at the end of a day.
* Ongoing training in all areas of the role.
* Variety to work across all ages of pupils.
* Opportunities to continue with training in relevant areas of interest.
* Opportunities to take on extra responsibilities and roles.
* A calm and reliable attitude with common sense is required.
* Free on-site parking.
Hours of work are 8.30am-3.30pm. No part time hours will be considered.
We work with all schools throughout Swindon, Wiltshire, Bristol, Bath, NE Somerset, Somerset, South Glos and surrounding areas. If this role is not in your area, please do still apply. There will be a school and role nearby!
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If you are interested in this role please apply through this advert or apply on our Protocol Education website.
We pride ourselves on employing a wide range of educators from a variety of experienced backgrounds and settings as well as aspiring educators and teachers with diverse experiences and transferable skills who are passionate and caring individuals to educate children and young people within our schools.
Please note, to apply for this role you must have right to work in the UK.
If you feel you would be great for this role, apply today!
All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.
All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.
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