Are you currently looking for a rewarding role supporting children with special educational needs? Zest is currently recruiting for a SEND Teaching Assistant on behalf of a SEND school near Tipton to support students with Educational Health Care Plans (EHCP). The ideal SEND Teaching Assistant will have previous experience in a similar role previously, or have transferrable skills and enthusiasm to learn the new role. The role is full-time and the ideal candidate will be able to start immediately. Responsibilities of the SEND Teaching Assistant Assistant role: Supporting students with their class work Encouraging student engagement in activities and class discussions Assisting students with personal care needs when required Reporting back to class teacher with student progress If you are interested in this temporary position or want to find out more, contact Chris 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)