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Teaching Assistant - SEND School, Bexhill
Client: Protocol Education
Location: Bexhill, United Kingdom
Job Category: Education
EU Work Permit Required: Yes
Job Reference: 26894de33160
Job Views: 15
Posted: 14.03.2025
Expiry Date: 28.04.2025
Job Description:
We are currently in a close partnership with a school in Battle who are looking for Teaching Assistants to help support their SEN students.
As we know, working with young people can be a very rewarding but, at times, a challenging experience that requires patience, adaptability, and a can-do attitude.
The role of the SEND Teaching & Support Assistant is to support young people with an identified Special Educational Need or disability. You will aid in removing the barriers impacting a young person's ability to access the curriculum, engage in learning, and enable them to reach their full potential.
Experience working with young people would be beneficial, but we would welcome applications from candidates who have a background in supporting those with additional needs or care work.
This is an ideal opportunity to progress your career, especially if you want to make a change and have a desire to work with and improve outcomes for young people.
About the School:
It has a proven track record of huge success with learners on the Autistic Spectrum, including those with complex needs. The school caters for students from age 5 to 16 and follows onto Post 16 courses up to the age of 21. The school has the benefit of two sites: both situated in the East Sussex countryside, one on the outskirts of the village of Ninfield and the other at Golden Cross; both with their own mini-farm, small animal and pet area, and horticultural pods.
The school admits up to fifty students across both sites, complemented by a large qualified experienced staff team. This high ratio of qualified staff to students and our use of a range of therapies within our behaviour management, in close working with our Occupational Therapist and SALT, is what we believe to be our strength and the main reason for our success with students who have struggled in other academic environments.
A SEND Teaching & Support Assistant will:
1. Build and maintain successful relationships with young people.
2. Support a named pupil or a group of students in traditional and non-traditional learning environments.
3. Offer a supportive approach in a role-modelling/mentoring capacity.
4. Assist learners with their physical, personal care, or medical needs, promoting independence.
5. Implement specific educational programmes for young people.
6. Deliver activities to small groups of identified young people.
7. Record observations on young people's behaviour and progress.
8. Have experience of behaviour that challenges.
We would be really interested to hear from candidates who have experience working in settings such as youth offending services, the emergency services, residential care homes, youth services, creative industries, sports coaching, or graduates of Drama, Psychology, or Sports Studies.
The Protocol Education SEND Team really excels at looking after individuals that come on board and work with us. We won't treat you like a number or place you into any old work; we are in it for the long haul and want you to progress, reach your full potential, and be happy in your work.
Protocol Education adheres to the following from its Support workers and Teachers: A DBS certificate with a live subscription to the update service or be willing to get one; two professional references within the last three years; someone who is committed to the safeguarding of young people.
We offer a £50 referral for candidates you refer to us that go on to work through us (T&Cs apply). If you are interested in the role above, please apply with your CV.
All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.
All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’; this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.
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