SEN Teaching Assistant

Holden Knight Education are recruiting for some SEN teaching assistants to work across primary and secondary schools in Preston.

The successful SEN Teaching Assistants will work 1:1 alongside a child day to day.

As an SEN Teaching Assistant, you must have a positive mind-set and will have strong engagement abilities to support the development of the students. An ideal candidate will need to be able to build rapport with students.

Key skills:

• To have a good knowledge and understanding of autism and social communication needs and appropriate strategies to support pupils with complex needs.
• To have knowledge and understanding of social, emotional & mental health needs and cognitive needs, that affect children and young people’s development.
• Excellent listening skills
• An ability to build strong, trusting relationships
• To be resilient and able to take regular responsibility for agreed learning
• Promote and support the inclusion of all pupils in the learning activities
• To use positive and personalised behaviour management strategies

What are we looking for?

• Experience working with students with SEND
• Commitment to whole child education and equality of opportunity
• Flexibility, adaptability and resilience
• Enhanced DBS on the update service

Why join Holden Knight Education?

• Consultant on hand 24/7
• Access to 24/7 well-being service in cluding GP
• Exciting opportunities in school development with free CPD training courses