Job Title: SEN Teaching Assistant
Location: Croydon, South London
Contract Type: Full-Time / Long-Term (with potential for permanent placement)
Start Date: Immediate / As soon as possible
About the Role:
Protocol Education is seeking a dedicated and compassionate SEN Teaching Assistant to join a supportive school in Croydon. The successful candidate will work closely with students who have special educational needs, providing tailored support to help them achieve their full potential in both academic and social development.
Key Responsibilities:
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Supporting pupils with a range of special educational needs, including ASD, ADHD, and SEMH.
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Assisting the class teacher in delivering differentiated learning activities.
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Providing one-to-one or small group support as required.
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Promoting inclusion and fostering a positive learning environment.
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Assisting with classroom management and behaviour support.
Requirements:
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Previous experience working with children with SEN (school or childcare setting preferred).
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A patient, empathetic, and flexible approach to working with students.
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Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
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Valid Right to Work in the UK.
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An up-to-date DBS on the Update Service (or willingness to apply for one).
Benefits:
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Competitive pay rates.
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Ongoing professional development and training.
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Supportive consultant team.
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Opportunity for career progression within education settings.
If you are passionate about supporting children with special educational needs and want to make a real difference, we’d love to hear from you.
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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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