SEN Teaching Assistant

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  • Job type

    Temporary
  • Location

    Sefton
  • Working Pattern

    Full-time
  • Specialism

    Teaching Assistant
  • Industry

    Education & Training
  • Pay

    Competitive Daily Rate

SEN Teaching Assistant

Your new company
Hays Recruitment is supporting an SEN primary school in Sefton. They require motivated and experienced Teaching Assistants to support students across all year groups. This is a long-term contract that will last until the end of the academic year and the school supports students with a variety of complex needs including ASD, non-verbal, downs syndrome, PDA and GLD.

Your new role
In your new role as an SEN Teaching Assistant within this school, you will be required to work across all year groups as required. You will be supporting pupils with SEN on a 1:1 and group basis, holding intervention and booster sessions, speech and language, phonics and support in all core subjects as required. You will effectively monitor and manage the students' engagement and behaviours by using positive behaviour techniques, including effectively identifying trigger points, distraction techniques, and taking students out of the class as required.

What you'll need to succeed

To be considered for this role, you must have full "Right to Work" in the UK as well as a minimum of 40 days referenceable experience working with children and young people with SEN in the last 2 years, as well as:
An NVQ Level 2/3 or equivalent qualification in children's learning and development is advantageous but not essential.
Previous experience or expert knowledge in SEN
Currently have or are willing to undergo a full DBS check
Previous experience with Makaton or PECs is advantageous but not essential.

What you'll get in return
If you are successful with your application, you will receive 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
Full holiday entitlement
Long-term contract
Access to exclusive vacancies
Refer a Friend scheme
Pension scheme
Highly competitive daily rate of pay

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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