Primary SEN Teaching Assistant - Bexley - Long-term

A fantastic opportunity to work in outstanding primary schools has become available. You will be expected to work with young children helping develop their personality and pushing their creative side in a positive direction. Creativity is at the centre of teaching and learning at this school, and it focuses on encouraging contribution. Respect, Empathy and Courage are some of the key visions and values, along with having high expectations of success.

You would be dealing with 1:1 situation, small group activities and assisting the whole class also, when necessary you will be assisting with mild SEN and supporting the classroom teacher with lesson plans and activities.

This SEN Teaching Assistant role would consist of working in the classroom with the child with Mild Autism. As the 1:1 SEN Teaching assistant you will need to ensure their needs are met and they are not overwhelmed, including during interventions such as Social Skills, Speech, Life skills and Attention Autism.

For this role, you will ideally need to:

• have previous experience working with children, or young adults, with ASD and complex needs
• confidence in dealing with students with different abilities and SEND requirement
• good interpersonal and communicational skills
• ideally, confidence in implementing support techniques, such as PEC's & Makaton, ABA and Phonics

The school are very clear about their staff retention policy and are always open to supporting their Teaching assistants and SEN Teaching assistants to progressing on their own career path.

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