SEND Teaching Assistant
Ashford
Full-Time
September 2024
£350 - £400 Weekly Pay (PAYE - No Umbrella Company)

Do you have experience working with students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)? If so, New Directions Kent would like to hear from you! We are representing a lovely special school in Ashford that is looking for an exceptional SEND teaching assistant to join them from September on a full-time basis.

We have a range of FREE CPD training courses, from Safeguarding to Autism Awareness, which will teach you the relevant skills and attributes necessary for supporting children in our schools. We will also accept Healthcare, Social Care , Care Worker backgrounds!

Responsibilities of the role included but are not limited to:

• Have excellent communication skills.
• Be able to build strong relationships with students with varying needs and staff.
• Be encouraging and supportive.
• Have a positive attitude towards teaching and aiding children's development - especially with young children with additional needs.
• Ensure the safety and well-being of the student.

Job Specification:

• Supervise and provide learning support for children in small groups and on a one to one basis
• Assist with the development of individual education and behavioural plans setting challenging expectations for pupils to achieve learning goals.
• Establish trusting relationships with pupils and interact with them according to individual needs and personalities.
• Encourage pupils to interact with the class and engage in activities.

Person Specification

• A solid understanding of SEND;
• Experience of working with children with additional needs
• Be outgoing, fun and engaging
• Willing to support children of all abilities and needs
• Have a positive and ambitious attitude to learning

What New Directions Education Ltd offers:

• A dedicated and expert Account Manager
• Regular and varied supply work
• Competitive rates of pay.
• Potential long-term teaching roles
• Full compliance with the Agency Workers Regulation (AWR)
• A network of branches across the UK
• Preferred supplier to more than 20 boroughs across the UK
• Recommend-a-friend scheme.
• Respected reputation across the education and recruitment industry

We are fully committed to the protection of children and vulnerable adults. All applicants must undertake a full enhanced DBS (formerly CRB) check

New Directions Holding is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.