Special Needs Assistant
Contract: Full time, temporary position working Monday – Friday; 8:30am – 3:30pm.
Pay: £12.90 - £13.50 per hour
Location: Burnley
Teaching Personnel are looking to recruit a dedicated support staff on behalf of a secondary specialist provision. The headteachers boast about the secure, happy environment they offer to staff and pupils. You will need to have a real desire to create opportunities for children to develop their abilities to reach their full potential. The successful candidate will have experience working with young people/adults with additional needs as the school is looking for someone to grow their children physically, mentally, and socially.
This role will work specifically with children in KS3/KS4 who particularly struggle with their emotional regulation and behaviour. This may present as a challenge as you will need to create strategies enabling the children to cope with high-pressure situations. It would be desirable for the successful candidate to have previous experience of working with children with SEMH. You will work closely with the class teacher and SENCo to ensure that the child’s needs are being met according to their IEP.
Responsibilities and duties:
1. Provide a safe environment for children to learn and build confidence
2. Support emotional regulation and manage behaviour
3. Follow individual behaviour plans to support pupils
4. Enthusiastic and creative
5. Offer extra support; 1:1 or small group
6. Patient and nurturing
7. Build trusting relationships with children and staff
8. Differentiate approach to meet pupil’s individual needs
9. Communicate clearly between pupils and staff
If you are interested in securing work and this sounds like something you would like to pursue, please get in touch with Keira and click apply now.
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.
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