Job Title: SEN Teaching Assistant
Working Hours: Monday to Friday (Flexible hours available)
Salary: £83.85 - £95 per day
Protocol Education is currently seeking a dedicated SEN Teaching Assistant to join a specialist secondary PRU (Pupil Referral Unit), offering long-stay placements for young people aged between 11 and 19 with a range of Learning Difficulties and challenging behaviours. The school focuses on providing support to pupils who have been or are at risk of exclusion from a Special School due to their presentation of behaviours that challenge others.
About the Role:
As a SEN Teaching Assistant, your key responsibilities will include:
- Supporting and developing students to achieve their potential.
- Tailoring support to meet the individual needs of each student, considering their diverse learning difficulties and behavioural challenges.
- Ensuring students are happy and content at school while actively supporting them to be the best they can be
- Being part of a collaborative and supportive team in a challenging yet rewarding educational environment.
About You:
The ideal candidate will possess:
- Maths, English, and basic IT skills.
- Experience in a school or SEN setting is advantageous, but the right attitude and willingness to learn are critical.
- Physical and mental fitness to meet the demands of working with challenging and energetic students.
- A commitment to making a positive impact on students' emotional development.
Benefits of Working with Protocol Education:
- Play a pivotal role in students' emotional development.
- Enjoy consistent work in a dynamic and challenging educational setting.
- Continuous professional development through tailored training opportunities.
- Become an integral part of a collaborative school community.
- £50 Refer a Friend Scheme
If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of young people with diverse learning needs and challenging behaviours, and you possess the skills and attitude required for this role, we invite you to apply.
To apply, please submit your CV or email Abi at abigail.king@protocol-education.com
All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further 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.
Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the 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 FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.
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