SEN Teaching Assistant - SEN School

Posted 24 January 2020
Salary £75 - £95 per day
Job type Contract
Discipline Special Education Needs
ReferenceWL/SEM1_1579884199
Contact NameHollie Myers

Job description

SEN Teaching Assistant - Special Needs School - Enfield, North London

  • SEN Teaching Assistant required for a Special Needs School
  • SEN Teaching Assistant required for an ASAP start
  • SEN Teaching Assistant that MUST have experience working with ASD and Complex Needs

Do you consider yourself to be a confident SEN Teaching Assistant who has a passion for Special Needs?

Are you a SEN Teaching Assistant who is able to use your initiative and be proactive should a difficult situation arise?

If you answered yes then this SEN Teaching Assistant role is for you!

The Role - SEN Teaching Assistant:

We are looking for an experience SEN Teaching Assistant to join a SEN School based in Enfield North London

As a SEN Teaching Assistant you will be required to support the classroom teacher as well as 1:1 support with students who has ASD and Complex Needs. A successful SEN Teaching Assistant will have a passion for SEN, a confident approach and will thrive within the special needs environment. Ideally to qualify for this SEN Teaching Assistant role you will have at least 1 years experience as a Special Needs Teaching Assistant.

Main responsibilities and duties:

  • Support pupils to engage in learning activities, adapt tasks for individuals and assist them to make progress
  • Attend to the pupils' personal needs, and implement related personal programmes, including social, health, physical, hygiene, first aid and welfare matters
  • Supervise and support pupil ensuring their safety and access to learning in a clean and tidy environment
  • Establish good relationships with pupils, acting as a role model and being aware of and responding appropriately to individual needs
  • Promote the inclusion and acceptance of all pupils
  • Encourage pupils to act independently as appropriate
  • Learn and use safe systems for moving, handling and physical interventions as appropriate

Support for tutors:

  • Prepare the classroom as directed for lessons and clear afterwards and assist with the display of pupils' work
  • Be aware of pupil progress/achievements and report observations to the teacher in the agreed format
  • Contribute to record keeping as requested
  • Supporting a positive home-school relationship, by sharing information with parents and carers
  • Provide clerical/administrative support e.g. photocopying, filing, collecting money etc.

Support for the curriculum:

  • Use strategies, as directed by the teacher, to help pupils to achieve learning goals in all areas of the curriculum
  • Adapt strategies and approaches to meet the pupils individual needs
  • Prepare and maintain equipment/resources as directed by the teacher and assist pupils in their use

If you feel this is the right role for you then please contact Hollie at Remedy Education