SEND Teaching Assistant / Support Worker Chester £400 - £450 per week (dependent on experience) I am working with a specialist school in Chester, who are looking for an experienced Teaching Assistant / Support Worker to join their team on a full time basis- working Monday - Friday, 8.30am until 3.30pm. The school cater for students aged between 4 and 19,and each student has a designated 1:1 Teaching Asssitant. Equipped with state of the art facitilies, including a working kitchen, out door play equipement and sensory rooms on site, all staff strive to promote as much independence as possible. Teaching Assistants are required to support students both inside and outside of the classroom throughout the day, although remaining in the classroom is encouraged, students may leave if they feel the need too. The school need a Teaching Assistant who is hard-working, resilient and is passionate about SEND. The school is looking for a TA to start as soon as possible, and I will be looking to speak with applicants as soon as possible. This is a long term role, with the possibility of continuing throughout the academic year. Benefits of working with Connex: Competitive daily rate. PAYE paid weekly. Free access to our SEND Toolkit skills development package comprising over 19 courses. Funded formal qualifications, from Level 2 SEND, Level 3 Teaching and Learning, Level 4 HLTA and Level 5 TEFL. Career progression via our Care to Classroom setting conversion course Wellbeing programme and refresher training for life in a 21st century classroom. Trainee teacher apprenticeship opportunities. Person Specification: Have experience of supporting pupils with Special Needs either in a School or a similar setting Be willing to provide personal care Be confident in working with challenging behaviour Have a current DBS on the update service or willing to provide a new one Any relevant SEND qualifications would be advatageous, however full training will be given If this role is of interest, please apply now, or send a CV to All offers are conditional upon satisfactory background checks, including a DBS check. All appointments will be made subject to a DBS check. Connex Education Partnership is committed to a policy of equal opportunities. We respect and value cultural and religious diversity and will not discriminate based on age, gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnic origin, religion, culture, marital status or disability. Everyone is assessed on merit alone. Connex Education Partnership is an employment agency and employment business.