Learning Support Assistant

SEN Teaching Assistant Position Available - Immediate Start or January 2024

Join Tradewind Recruitment, a distinguished education recruitment specialist recognised as a Sunday Times Top 100 employer, with two decades of experience in connecting candidates with rewarding school-based opportunities.

Our highly respected client school, situated in the Colchester area of Essex, is actively searching for a skilled Teaching Assistant, Learning Support Assistant, or behaviour mentor to become part of their team starting January 2024 or sooner.

The ideal candidate will possess experience in supporting students with Emotional and Behavioural Disorders (EBD) and/or Social, Emotional, Mental Health (SEMH) needs. Additionally, familiarity with any of the following conditions would be advantageous:

• ADHD
• Asperger Syndrome
• Autism (ASD)
• Behavioral, Emotional, and Social Difficulties (BESD/EBD)
• Challenging Behavior
• Global Development Delay (GDD)
• Moderate Learning Difficulties (MLD)

Key Responsibilities:

Demonstrate a passion for enhancing the educational and life prospects of children and young people

Provide support to small groups of students, along side other talented and experienced LSA's

Act as a positive role model, offering encouragement and fostering confidence

Contribute to the planning of learning activities

Assist in classroom preparation

If you believe you possess the skills for this fulfilling role as a Teaching Assistant/Learning Support Assistant (LSA)/Behaviour Assistant/Special Educational Needs, apply today, as interviews are promptly available!

By registering with Tradewind, we can offer you:Full interview preparation and assistance - so you're fully prepped and confident, increasing your chances of success.Help with lesson planning - our support doesn't stop once we've secured you a placementOnline Portal for your timesheets and log your availability.Training and development more than any other agency - which is why we can offer you more certified CPD courses than any other education recruitment agency, 25 to be exact! That's 18 more than our next nearest competitor.Great referral scheme - recommend a friend and earn a generous bonus.Free social and networking events to get to know your peers and consultants

We have vacancies accross Essex, Suffolk and the rest of east Anglia!

'No terminology in the above advertisement is intended to discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation. Tradewind Recruitment is proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer and accepts applications from all sections of the community'.

Tradewind Recruitment is a Sunday Times Top 100 employer - stopping at nothing to ensure our candidates and employees come first. We have the very best people to take your call and look after you every step of the way. We pride ourselves on exceptional service and take the time to really get to know you, to ensure we have a thorough understanding of your career goals and work hard on your behalf to secure you positions with great rates of pay (all rates are typically inclusive of holiday pay, however we will happily accrue this upon request) and plenty of development opportunities. We have more certified CPD courses than any other education recruitment agency, a brilliant referral bonus, full interview preparation, help with lesson planning, online Portal for your timesheets and log your availability and plenty more benefits by registering with Tradewind. Because our people matter most.

We specialise in matching teachers and support staff with their dream job, and help primary, secondary and SEN schools recruit for a wide range of roles across our 12 offices in the UK.Awarded REC Audited Education gold standard - Tradewind Recruitment are committed to Safeguarding and are also a proud Equal Opportunities Employer