Teaching Personnel
Job title:
SEN Teaching Assistant
Company:
Teaching Personnel
Job description
SEN Teaching Assistant
Location: Wolverhampton
Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent
Hours: 40 hours per week, Term Time only
Salary: £12.37 p/hr – £13.49 p/hr depending on experience and qualificationsTeaching Personnel have a great opportunity to work with a independent specialist day school based in Wolverhampton. The school cater for pupils aged 5-19 with additional social emotional and mental health needs.The school are looking for a dedicated and passionate SEN teaching assistant to join their team.The Role / Key duties:
- As our new Teaching Assistant, your role is to support our children with their learning and general wellbeing to ensure every child has the best opportunity to reach their full potential in a caring and safe environment.
- Where necessary this may include supporting with care needs from time to time as well as positive behaviour management, adopting a tailored approach to the individual child.
- You will be expected to establish a warm, caring and supportive relationship with pupils in order to support them feeling safe and enabling them to enjoy and learn during their time at the School, and to promote and encourage independence and personal development in pupils while maintaining high expectations of behaviour at all times.
- You will support the class teacher and contribute to providing high quality, challenging and differentiated educational activities and experiences through supporting the teaching of a broad and balanced curriculum aiming at pupils achieving their full potential in all areas of learning.
- Working 1:1 with students or in small groups (3-4) to deliver personalised learning.
- Like many SEN environments; your duties are likely to vary and therefore candidates will need to be flexible and be able to lend a hand whenever required.
Successful candidates are likely to demonstrate:
- Experience working with SEN in an employed or voluntary setting
- Full UK driving licence and access to your own car desirable
- GCSE Maths and English Level 3 or above qualification is essential.
- A recognised qualification at Level 2 or above in Support work for Teaching and Learning in Schools or an equivalent is desirable
- Understanding of the Safeguarding principles and Child Protection procedures.
- Ability to adapt
- The desire to put the child first and treat them as an individual
- Be positive and creative in assisting to meet pupils’ individual needs
- Ability to work 1:1 with students
If this opportunity is for you please send your CV to Abigail SimpsonAll applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQ’s on the Teaching Personnel website for 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.
Teaching Personnel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with 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 all our registered candidates FREE child protection and prevent duty training. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance provided.
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Expected salary
£12.37 – 13.49 per hour
Location
Wolverhampton
Job date
Thu, 20 Mar 2025 08:05:25 GMT
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