We are looking for you if you have the desire and motivation to meet the challenge of working with children with SEN. If you are passionate about making a real difference to young people and can demonstrate your experience of working with pupils with special educational needs, particularly those with autism and/or challenging behaviour, in a structured setting either within the classroom or in care work, we would love to hear from you. We are recruiting for a SEND school in Lichfield who are looking for a Learning Support Assistant, this position is to start ASAP and until the end of the academic year, 3 days a week (Tuesday to Thursday). The school caters for children from the age of five to thirteen with Autism (ASC) and social, emotional, and mental health difficulties (SEMH). You should be adaptable and an excellent communicator with a commitment to professional development. You will need to have experience of working with SEN children, but there are no specific qualifications required The role: You will be required to work with the children on a 1:1 basis and in small groups You are passionate to build trusting relationships with the children to help them manage the learning challenges they may face You will be confident, enthusiastic and be able to identify and engage with different learning needs You will be working alongside the class teacher, supporting the children with all areas of the curriculum and preparing learning resources Must be resilient and confident with your behaviour management 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)