Job Title: Graduate Teaching Assistant
Location: Hemel Hempstead
Salary Scale: £18,000 - £22,000 per annum DOE
Start Date: ASAP
Contract Type: Long Term Contract - Permanent contract after an initial trial period
We are urgently looking for a passionate individual looking to take the steps into teaching! This is a SEN Teaching Assistant position based in a specialist provision school in Hemel Hempstead, supporting Autistic children who require low support and have well to high cognitive abilities. A large part of the role is restorative.
This Special Education Needs LSA (Learning Support Assistant) opportunity is ideal for those aspiring to have a career focused on Counselling, Mental Health, Wellbeing, Criminal, Social or Youth Justice, or elements of social care.
This is an outstanding opportunity for an individual with previous SEN experience or a graduate with a keen interest in this area of work. It is the perfect position for someone in search of hands-on experience working with social, emotional, and mental health needs. If you're looking for a career in youth work, then this opportunity is not to be missed.
The provision supports boys and girls with a range of additional needs associated with social, emotional, and mental health challenges. It's an all-through provision that offers a restorative, therapeutic approach to education and behaviour management, engaging children in key personal skills.
As a Learning Support Assistant, you will be working in classes of 3-6 pupils with a staff-to-student ratio of 1:1.
What We Look For in a SEN Teaching Assistant:
1. A caring, personal, and empathetic attitude
2. A passion for supporting children with SEN
3. A keen interest in SEN, Mental Health, and other social and emotional needs
4. Understanding of autism
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