Specialist Teaching Assistant Pay: £12.90 per hour / £83.85 per day Full time: 8:30 – 3:30, Monday – Friday Contract: Temporary, with the potential of a permanent contract offer (performance dependant) Start date: 3 rd February and continuing to the end of the academic year At Teaching Personnel, we are the market leaders in education to provide additional support to schools in the local area across South Wales. We are proud to be working with a school within Cardiff, specifically in the Whitchurch area which specialise in supporting young people with additional learning needs. We are currently looking for 2 Teaching Assistants to start 3 rd February 2025 to work on a full time capacity to support a range of pupils on both a 1:1 and small group setting. The young people are aged 3 – 19 and have a range of additional needs. This can include Social, Emotional behavioural difficulties, as well as mental health challenges. Due to the nature of the young peoples needs, we will need an experienced individual which is passionate about working in the Education Sector. The following training would be advantageous: (This list is not exhaustive) - Team Teach Training (Or other de-escalation training) - Positive Behaviour Management trained (or equivalent) - Has a background or understanding in Psychology / behaviour analysis - Trauma informed understanding / qualification The school is united by a collective of 3 sites. All 3 sites are situated in the same area but provide support to different aged pupils and needs. Your experience and knowledge will be dependent on which site we feel suits best; but will be fully discussed before you commit to the role. What benefits do I get with Teaching Personnel? - Market Leader for Education in South Wales - Access to Study skills which offers hundreds of online courses to enhance your knowledge prior to going into a classroom environment. This is either free or highly subsidised by Teaching Personnel - A consultant which is dedicated to you from day 1 - Termly additional courses run in person such as Team Teach and Cover Supervisor Training If this sounds like something you would like to consider, please send over your CV for shortlisting. We will contact you within 48 hours of your application. All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQ’s on the Teaching Personnel website for details. All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% 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. Teaching Personnel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with 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 all our registered candidates FREE child protection and prevent duty training. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance provided. For details of our privacy policy, please visit the Teaching Personnel website.