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SEND Teaching Assistant
location
Devizes
contract type
Full-time, Part-time
contract term
Short-term/day-to-day supply, Long-term, Permanent
salary
£13 to £14 per hour
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GLB-DZ-SNTA
Apply by
18 December 2024
Job start
06 January 2025

Are you looking for a new role in Devizes? Passionate about supporting children and available 8:30am to 3:30pm, term time only?

About the role

About the role

SEND Teaching Assistant

Devizes

£425 - £445 per week

Monday – Friday (Full time, Temporary to permanent)

Start date: 6th January 2025 – Flexible with start dates.

The role

The role of a SEND Teaching Assistant is to foster a positive learning environment for students with mixed SEND needs, including those with ASD and ADHD. As a SEND Teaching Assistant, you will collaborate with the support team, teachers, and staff to create tailored support plans that engage and motivate students through innovative methods, such as sports-based activities and interactive learning strategies. Providing both one-on-one and group support, you'll adapt your approach to meet the unique needs of each student. Your responsibilities will also include implementing behaviour management strategies, monitoring student progress, and fostering emotional support in a safe environment where students feel comfortable expressing their feelings. Ultimately, you will help students develop essential social skills, resilience, and coping mechanisms to support their overall well-being and academic success. This role requires patience, empathy, and strong communication skills to build rapport with students and their families.

The school

This school, located in Devizes, aims to empower children and young adults with a variety of special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), including Social, Emotional, and Mental Health (SEMH) challenges and Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties (EBD), to reach their full potential while fostering independence and self-sufficiency. Dedicated to supporting students with diverse challenges—including Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), speech and language difficulties, and learning disabilities—the school strives to create an inclusive environment where every individual is encouraged to pursue their goals and make the most of available opportunities.

By recognising and utilising the unique strengths and abilities of each student, the school fosters an atmosphere of collaboration and mutual support, facilitating growth and development for all. They are committed to promoting a sense of self-worth and belonging, helping students navigate their educational journey and thrive within society. Through tailored support, innovative teaching methods, and a variety of interventions, the school ensures that all students can develop the skills they need to succeed academically, socially, and personally, while also addressing their specific needs and challenges.

Requirements

To be considered for the SEND Teaching Assistant position, you will have:

• Previous experience of working with behaviours that challenge.

• An enhanced DBS registered to the update service or the willingness to apply for one with us.

• The ability to work on initiative and proactively.

• Available Monday to Friday. Term time only.

About Vision for Education

Vision for Education is committed to safeguarding children and young people. We take our responsibilities extremely seriously. 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

Vision for Education is a market-leading education recruitment and supply agency committed to the learning and development of young people. We are an employer of choice for high-quality primary, secondary and SEND teaching and support staff. We have branches across the country.

What Vision for Education offer

As a valued employee of Vision for Education, you will receive:

• Excellent daily rates paid weekly by our in-house payroll team using the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) system. (Daily rate is subject to your scale rate, experience in role and qualifications which will be discussed at the point of registration.)

• 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, Autism Awareness and an online Educare training package worth £390.

• Regular social events with 100% complimentary food and drinks.

• Generous refer a friend or colleague bonus scheme.

• Access to a dedicated consultant, who will provide ongoing support.

How to apply

If you are a SEND Teaching Assistant who can enthuse, motivate and engage students and would like the challenge of working in a demanding and rewarding environment, then we want to hear from you.

Apply today via this website, or for more information about this role and other opportunities across Vision for Education, please contact Gemma on 0117 454 0333 or email gemma.lee-beresford@visionforeducation.co.uk

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