Your new company

Hays Recruitment are proud to be working in partnership with a Runcorn-based two-form entry primary school that is easily accessible via public transport as they are looking to appoint an experienced and reliable SEN teaching assistant within the KS1 resource base. Due to new pupil intake and continued funding, this school is looking to expand their SEN team and require an experienced teaching assistant to join their team on a full-time temporary basis. This is a full-time contract consisting of 32.5 hours per week, 8:30am - 3:30pm Monday to Friday.

Your new role

As a teaching assistant within this school, you will be supporting within a KS1 resource provision that offers holistic support to pupils with SEMH and behavioural needs. You will support the class teacher and other teaching assistants to offer a stimulating and engaging learning environment for new pupils by utilising an array of learning equipment and taking a pupil-centred approach to education, ensuring that all of your pupils' needs, both academic and SEN, are at the heart of all operations. As you will be working within a resource provision, you will be required to support all pupils on a 1:1 basis as required. The pupils you will be supporting will at times present complex challenging behaviours. This is not a personal attack but a coping mechanism learnt due to the environments that your pupils have come from. To ensure that all behaviours are managed effectively, you will implement an array of positive behaviour strategies, adapting accordingly to what your pupils respond best to. Typically, these will consist of distraction and de-escalation techniques, positive reinforcement, DOJO/reward charts, brain breaks, and utilisation of a sensory room. You will also offer bespoke interventions in key areas such as literacy, numeracy, reading and behaviour.

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, relevant and referenceable classroom experience, as well as:

• Experience supporting SEN within a classroom environment (SEMH, trauma and behavioural needs is preferred)
• Experience delivering interventions
• An NVQ Level 2 Supporting Teaching and Learning is advantageous but not essential
• Team Teach training is advantageous but not essential

What you'll get in return

If you are successful in your application, you will recieve the full support, dedication and guidance of a senior DfE accredited recruitment consultant as well as a wide range of benefits, which include:

• Free training
• Upfront cost of DBS covered
• Long-term contract
• Highly competitive rate of pay
• Company pensions scheme
• Full holiday entitlement
• Access to exclusive vacancies
• Refer a Friend scheme

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.

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