Experienced SEN Primary Teaching Assistant

Experienced SEN Primary Teaching Assistant

£95 - £120 per day

Long Term, Full time (at least an academic year)

ASAP / Sept start

Havering

Would you like to work somewhere inspiring?

Where taking risks and innovating is encouraged? If you share our vision for taking the best from educational theory and putting it into practice to create lifelong learners, then our school could be the place for you.

We are looking to appoint a capable and proactive SEN Teaching Assistant to support children’s learning in our Year 3 classroom. The role will involve 1:1 and small group support for children with a range of additional needs, and also small groups of pupils working with teachers to plan for the individual needs of our SEN pupils.

You must have a good standard of English and Math and be able to communicate effectively with adults and children. You will use your initiative and embrace new challenges to work with groups and individuals.

Experience:

•Experience of working with or caring for children with special educational needs in a primary school setting

Skills and Ability:

•Strong interpersonal skills

•Ability to work effectively as part of a team, understanding classroom roles and responsibilities and your own position within these

•Ability to plan teaching and learning sequences to meet the needs of pupils with Special

•Educational Needs and Disabilities

•Good understanding of child development

•Ability to maintain confidentiality in all circumstances

•Maintain accurate records of the pupils

•Be organised and show initiative

•Knowledge of relevant polices/codes of practice and awareness of relevant legislation

•General understanding of national curriculum and other basic learning programmes/strategies

Qualifications:

•Good numeracy/literacy skills

•Degree or NVQ 2 in teaching assistance or equivalent qualifications or experience

Personal Qualifications:

•Ability to motivate and engage pupils with their learning

•Flexibility

•Self-motivated

•Takes initiative

•Supportive of the values and ethos our Primary School

•Reliability and integrity