SEN Teaching Assistant

Your new company
Hays Recruitment are proud to be working in partnership with an Ofsted rated "Good" specialist SEN school in Chester that is easily accessible via public transport as they are looking to recruit several teaching assistants for long-term temporary placements. This school supports students across all year groups with complex Autistic Spectrum Disorders. This is a full-time temporary role 8:45am - 4:45pm that may lead to permanent contracts for the right individuals. The classes within the school are extremely small, the largest class is up-to 6 students

Your new role
In your new role as an SEN Teaching Assistant, you will be supporting students on a 1:1 and group basis with complex autistic spectrum disorders. You will be needed across all classes from KS1 to KS5, offering intervention and boosters sessions and utilise the schools' various facilities such as sensory rooms. You will work under the instruction of class teachers to help provide a safe, engaging and stimulating learning environment and to promote positive behaviours. When the students present behaviours that challenge, you will take a holistic approach by identifying trigger points, using de-escalation and distraction techniques and taking the students out of the class if required. A large number of students within the school are non-verbal, so the use of PECs and Makaton will also be required.

What you'll need to succeed
To be considered for this position you must have full "Right to Work" in the UK as well as referenceable experience supporting children with complex needs, as well as:

• An NVQ Level equivalent qualification in Supporting Teaching and Learning is advantageous but not essential
• Previous experience with SEN
• Previous experience with Makaton and PECs is highly advantageous

What you'll get in return
If you are successful with your application, you will receive the full support, dedication and guidance of a DfE accredited recruitment consultant, as well as a wide range of benefits, which include:

• Highly competitive daily rate of pay
• Full holiday entitlement
• Long-term contract
• Possibility of a permanent contract
• Access to exclusive vacancies
• Refer a Friend scheme
• Free training

What you need to do now

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