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Special Needs Teaching Assistant

Academics
Posted a month ago
Location

Wakefield, West Yorkshire WF3 3LR, England

Salary

£15,000 - £22,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

Are you an experienced Support Worker or Healthcare Assistant seeking a career in Education? Are you passionate about working with and supporting children with special educational needs?

A special school in Wakefield is seeking an experienced Special Needs Teaching Assistant to join their team. The school is a provision attached to a mainstream secondary school and caters for children and young people aged 12 to 16 years with Autism, Learning Disabilities and Complex Needs.

They are looking for a Special Needs Teaching Assistant to join them on a full-time, long-term contract (Monday to Friday) to start as soon as possible until the end of the academic year and beyond.

As a Special Needs Teaching Assistant, your roles and responsibilities will include:

  • To build strong rapport with the pupils and support with behaviour management if required.
  • To support the students academically with their learning to help them take leaps and strides forward with their education.
  • To work alongside the class Teacher with the day-to-day routine of the class.
  • To assist the support staff in providing the best care for the students and ensure their care plans are followed accurately.

To work as a Special Needs Teaching Assistant at this school, you should ideally have experience supporting young people with special educational needs and preferably in a classroom setting to demonstrate your ability to provide the best support to the pupils.

If you think this is the job for you, apply today and Casey will be in touch to discuss the next steps of your application!

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