Do you have experienced supporting children or adults with Severe Learning Difficulties?
Are you able to support someone on a 1:1 basis? Can you support a young person with personal care?
If you answered yes to the above, then this SLD Teaching Assistant role is for you!
Here at Protocol Education, we are currently working with a SEN School who is looking to employ a SLD Teaching Assistant immediately. You will be based in a small class of 6 students with Severe Learning Difficulties. You will be supporting them with very low-level Maths and English as well as other subjects, activities that will help develop their life and social and with therapy sessions.
Due to the student’s needs, this school is looking for someone who has previously worked as a SLD Teaching Assistant or has come from a care background and has a nurturing way. This SEN School is located in Sutton and caters for students aged between 4-18 years with Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Multi-Sensory Impairment, Severe Learning Difficulty and Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty.
They currently have 90 students who attend and in their last Ofsted in July 2021, they were reviewed as 'Outstanding' in all areas.
As the successful Teaching Assistant, you will be expected to assist with feeding and on occasions provide personal care. You will liaise with the class teachers and healthcare professionals daily, adhering to Education Healthcare Plans ensuring all students are happy, comfortable and getting the most from their school day.
You must have a DBS on the Update Service or be willing to apply for a new one. In return, Protocol Education will offer you :
• Access to our online training platform Thirsty Scholars, with over 80 free courses
• Weekly pay at a competitive rate and dependent on experience, via PAYE
• Refer a friend scheme, at £250 per referral
• A dedicated and experienced education consultant.
• Interview observation guidance, and help writing a good CV
We hope to hear from you soon!
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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