Overview
SEN Teaching Assistant (Special Educational Needs)
Empowering Learning are currently working with an excellent SEND school in Southend-On-Sea. They are looking for a Teaching Assistant to join their school as soon as possible. The position will be based within a small class supporting children aged 4 - 19 with learning disabilities. You will be placed in the suitable age group that you work with best.
Most of the children you will be working with have very limited communication skills, and some are completely non-verbal. You will be assisting more than one class, supporting several children across the school, rather than working 1:1 with any particular child.
To be eligible to apply for this position, you would ideally have experience supporting pupils with PMLD (Profound Multiple Learning Difficulties) and with their personal care needs.
Responsibilities
As a Teaching Assistant, we are looking for the right candidate who can make learning participative and encourage peer learning. Other areas of experience that are relevant to this post are listed below:
* Using learners' own words, language, materials and personal context. Being clear about activity purpose and how it relates to the skills needs of the learners.
* Breaking down tasks into smaller steps with incrementally build into the task objective.
* Making both written and spoken information clear. Using plain English guidelines.
Supportive Practice
* Supported Learning: Using learners' own words and contexts to support learning; clarifying activity purpose and linking to learners’ skill needs.
* Awareness: Be mindful of learners from different minority ethnic groups and recognise ethnicity as an important part of identity; observe what works for each learner.
* Communication: Listen to learners, respond to the content of what is said, and be aware of language and non-verbal communication used by others in the group; collaborate to promote shared communication.
Qualifications and Experience
* Experience supporting pupils with PMLD and personal care needs is preferred.
* Ability to work across multiple classes and support several children rather than 1:1.
Requirements
You will need to be available to start immediately, and be able to commit to full school hours, 5 days per week.
If you have experience working with children or young adults with special education needs, and are interested in making a positive contribution to the lives of young people, please send your CV to (url removed) or call on (phone number removed).
Safeguarding, Equality and How to Apply
Empowering Learning Ltd. are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expect all staff to show this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to complete Disclosure and Barring Service declarations in line with Section 115 of the Police Act 1997. You will also be required to provide 2 professional references covering at least the last 2 years, and complete our online application followed by a video or face to face interview. Empowering Learning Ltd is an Equal Opportunities Employer and will not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, ethnicity, disability or sexual orientation.
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