Part-Time Learning Support Assistant

Zest Education are looking for a Learning Support Assistant to work in a SEND school located in Walsall. With excellent train, bus and motorway links, the school is in a great location. This is a part-time position, and you will be required to work 3 days a week. We have opportunities available for immediate starts.

This school caters for students from the age of seven to eighteen with moderate learning difficulties, however majority of the students have additional needs, including autism, speech, language and communication difficulties and some behavioural issues. Due to the needs of the learners, the ideal candidate will have previous experience of supporting individuals with special educational needs.

The role will be working within classes with no more than nine pupils and be heavily focused on teaching the pupils life skills to encourage them to be as independent as possible. You will be passionate towards every pupil to empower them to achieve and reach their full potential.

The role:

- You will ideally have professional or personal experience of working with special educational needs

- Implement positive behaviour management strategies and de-escalate any challenges you do face with your calm approach

- To carry out observations on students to gather a further understanding on the student's stage of development and feedback all findings to the Teacher/SENCO

If you are interested in this temporary position or want to find out more, contact Steph at Zest Education or click 'apply for job' to submit your details.

Zest Education are an REC audited agency and are dedicated to safeguarding children. All candidates must hold an enhanced DBS (or allow us to process one for you) and be registered to the DBS Update Service, be able to provide references to cover the last two years and successfully pass all other necessary safeguarding checks prior to clearance for work.

Salary is dependent on experience, training or qualifications. The minimum experience, training or qualifications required for this position are: Recent school-based experience (within the last 5 years, teaching within a school teaching the British Curriculum).