SEN Teaching Assistant

at  Bookmark Education

Position: SEN TA/Special Educational Needs TA
Hours: Full time, long term (supply or permanent contracts available)
Location: High Peak
Pay: £100-£120 per day
Start date: ASAP
Are you an experienced Teaching Assistant who is confident supporting pupils with SEN?
Do you have experience working with Autism/ADHD/Challenging Behaviour?
Are you looking for an opportunity to join a progressive and forward thinking school who provide exceptional support for their pupils?
Bookmark are currently hiring for an experienced SEN/Special Educational Needs Teaching Assistant to work within a specialist setting in High Peak. The school caters for pupils with Autism/ADHD/Challenging Behaviour across KS1 and KS2 and will involve a mixture of 1:1 and general class support alongside the rest of the teaching team.
The role is available initially on a full-time supply basis and will become permanent for the right applicant. The school will require all applicants to have access to their own car as local transport between sites may be required during the school day.

Benefits of working with Bookmark:

• Competitive pay
• 24/7 access to expert consultants
• Weekly pay and no umbrella companies/hidden costs
• Flexibility to choose from ad hoc, part time and full-time vacancies to keep your work life balance
• Term time only, no weekend work!
• £100 gift for any referrals who work 10 days with Bookmark

Responsibilities:

• Provide pastoral and academic support to pupils.
• Assist the class teacher with lessons, handing out materials and monitoring behaviour.
• Provide targeted support for pupils with SEN/Special Educational Needs e.g. ASD/Autism

Requirements:

• Previous experience working as a TA/Teaching Assistant or LSA/Learning Support Assistant within a school or similar relevant experience working with children.
• Kind and caring persona, willing to be hands on and proactive.
• Either have a DBS check already or be willing to submit a DBS application.

The legal bit…
Protocol National ltd trading as Bookmark are acting as an employment business for this position. If you are successful, Protocol is required to see evidence of your Right to Work in the UK; in addition to you applying for an enhanced DBS Certificate should you not already hold a suitable certificate registered on the DBS Update Service. The position is subject to agreement to Terms and Conditions and suitable application and reference process. As a result of the volume of applications we are currently receiving we regret that we may be unable to respond with individual feedback. If we have not contacted you within two weeks of your application being received then regretfully your application will not be taken forward on this occasion.

• Provide pastoral and academic support to pupils.
• Assist the class teacher with lessons, handing out materials and monitoring behaviour.
• Provide targeted support for pupils with SEN/Special Educational Needs e.g. ASD/Autis