SEN Teaching Assistant
Protocol Education are currently working with an excellent SEND school in Hackney. They are looking for a Teaching Assistant to join their school as soon as possible.. You will be working with children with a variety of special education needs. Most of the children you will be working with have very limited communication skills, and some are completely non-verbal. You will be assisting more than one class, supporting several children across the school, rather than working 1:1 with any particular child.
Responsibilities
- Supporting children with additional needs in accessing the curriculum and making progress
- Working closely with the SENCo and other support staff to ensure that children with additional needs receive the support they need to thrive in the classroom
- Building positive relationships with children, parents and staff
- Demonstrating patience, care and the ability to remain calm under pressure
- Communicating effectively with others to achieve the best outcomes for the children
Requirements
- Proven track record of supporting children with additional needs
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to work collaboratively with others
- Understanding of the challenges faced by children with additional needs
- A commitment to improving outcomes for all children
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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