SEN Teaching Assistant/ Learning mentor

SEN Teaching Assistant/ Learning mentor
£17.25 - £20.19 per hour dependent on experience - Term time only
Start date: March 2024
Working hours- 08:40-15:45
Your new school
Hays education has recently partnered with an industry-leading specialist educational needs setting in Chester. This has created a demand for SEN teaching assistants to join their team on a permanent basis. This independent special school offers support to children aged 4-19 with Autism, extra learning difficulties and challenging behaviour. The schools\' aim is to 'improve the life chances of our pupils through education and learning'. This school offers high staffing ratios with every pupil being supported on a 1:1 basis as a minimum.
Your new role

• Work as part of a class team, under the direction of the class teacher and transdisciplinary colleagues, to deliver effective and appropriate teaching, learning and behaviour support in all areas of school life underpinned by an evidence-based behavioural model of practice.
• Creating a positive learning environment, reflective of the school's culture and ethos as set out in its curriculum purpose statement.
• Work with pupils both individually and in small groups supporting them to overcome barriers to learning, delivering teaching, providing positive behaviour support and delivering other focused interventions.
• Act as the key worker for one pupil, taking responsibility for coordinating their resources, monitoring their daily data, and advocating for them within team meetings.

In order to be successful in this role:
You will need:

• GCSE English and Maths (or equivalent)
• Experience working with children or young people in a professional manner, either inside or outside of the classroom
• SEN Experience
• Proven ability to solve problems quickly and remain calm in a crisis situation
• The ability to work as part of a team
• Enhanced DBS or willingness to get one.

In return, you will get

• A Competitive Salary - £17.25 - £20.19 Per hour
• Term Time only working.
• Working Monday - Friday
• Ongoing CPD and Career Development

What you need to do now
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