We are seeking supportive, nurturing, creative and inspirational teaching assistants who can provide an individualised and highly personalised learning for their unique class of pupils. This role in particular is supporting children with SLD, PMLD, Learning and Sensory Needs.
About the role
Vision for Education are working in partnership with a number of specialist schools within Pontefract to recruit for Activity Support Officer to work with children with SLD, PMLD, Learning and Sensory Needs.
This role is due to commence ASAP. Vision for Education can offer full and part time roles or daily supply that suits your needs.
Children are likely to be working at levels below those typically expected for their age.
We are continually seeking quality caring staff members, who with additional experience and training may eventually become full time or even supply support staff members.
About the school
The school aims to consistently provide quality provision and learning experiences for their students which is both appropriate and personalised in meeting a wide range of complex needs for the students from 4 to 19 years old. The students remain at the heart of every decision they make to ensure that they are happy, safe and confident and that the opportunities they offer are matched to their needs for the present and for the future.
Requirements
- Have experience of moving and handling in a care/school setting
- Have demonstrable experience of supporting and achieving exceptional outcomes with SEND learners within a mainstream or Special Needs setting
- All staff we register will undertake thorough interviewing and referencing checks and hold, or be prepared to undergo, an Enhanced DBS check that must be registered on the Update Service.
About Vision for Education
Salary
£78 to £85 per day
- Recent experience obtained within the last 2 years, of working with children or young people, ideally within a school, nursery, childcare, youth work, play or care setting. We must be able to obtain references from these roles.
What Vision for Education offer
- Excellent daily rates paid weekly by our in-house Payroll team using the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) system.
- Guaranteed pay scheme (subject to availability and qualifying criteria).
- Pension contributions (subject to a qualifying period).
- Full compliance with AWR (Agency Workers’ Regulations), to make sure you get the pay and working conditions you are entitled to.
- FREE training to help with your professional development such as Team Teach training, online webinars and safeguarding and child protection updates.
- Generous refer a friend or colleague bonus scheme.
- Access to a dedicated consultant, who will provide ongoing support.