SEND Teaching Assistants

SEND Teaching Assistants

Wakefield, West Yorkshire

£85.00 - £95.00 per day

Part time & Full time

REED Education are working with a specialist SEND Provision, who require a number of highly skilled teaching assistants to join their team!

About the school:

The school meets the needs of some of Wakefield’s most complex and vulnerable young people, with a wide range of severe social, emotional, and mental health needs, some with accompanied learning difficulties. The school aims to provide a nurturing environment, creating stability and consistency for both pupils, parents/carers. The school overcome barriers to learning through supporting and teaching pupils how to manage and regulate their emotions and feelings.

The school has a fantastic staff team, who are dedicated and committed to meet individual pupil needs, developing their social, emotional, and academic skills so that each pupil leaves able to further their education/ career and have a purpose within their community.

Your Role:

• Work with students during class to ensure they are getting the most out of their learning experience and assisting fellow colleagues daily.
• Have experience of supporting students a wide range of Special Educational - Needs including Complex Needs, Autistic Spectrum Conditions and Challenging Behaviour.
• A positive and creative attitude
• Enthusiasm and the ability to motivate and inspire others.

What you will need:

• A range of behaviour management techniques
• To have worked with learners with a range of Social Emotional Needs.
• The ability to re-engage a young person in learning through a range of methods
• To be able to commit to working at the school for long period of time
• A resilient attitude

Why REED?

Reed Education is one of the UK’s fastest growing Education Recruitment Agencies, providing expertise in SEN, SEMH and Alternative Education settings. We work in partnership with thousands of schools and Local Authorities in order to find you your perfect role! With Reed Education, you will get:

• 24/7 access to a personal consultant who is an expert in Education recruitment.
• Access to a huge range of teaching opportunities through our network of branches across England and Wales
• Competitive pay rates
• Access to CPD courses
• Access to the REED Rewards scheme which includes professional indemnity insurance, life/critical illness insurance, personal accident cover and a 24-hour legal and counselling helpline service

Reed Education are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all students and we expect all applicants to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure, including a Children’s barred list check and satisfactory referencing.

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