SEN Teaching Assistant

Rochdale

£1664 - £1800

Salary is dependent on experience, training or qualifications. The minimum experience, training or qualifications required for this position are holding a Qualified Teacher Status.

Contract dates

November 2024 - May 2025 on a full-time basis.

Vision for Education are looking to recruit a Special Educational Needs Teaching Assistant in a large primary school, within the Middleton area of Rochdale. The school serves a vibrant and diverse community and is open to all teaching assistants who value and celebrate this diversity at all levels within the learning environment.

The role and school

This large primary school are looking to recruit an adaptive and nurturing Special Educational Needs Teaching Assistant to support a Year 2 with an ADHD diagnosis.This is an exciting opportunity for a devoted Special Educational Needs Teaching Assistant who is ready to make a long-lasting, positive influences on the pupils’ learning outcomes and their wellbeing. The role will vary from day to day working within the classroom and supporting the Year 2 pupil with the ADHD diagnosis on a one-to-one basis. The Year 2 pupil with ADHD will individually require additional support to help them address the challenges they face on a daily basis. The Year 2 class teacher have observed that in the lessons they are struggling to sit still, stay focussed on tasks and to wait their turns. In order for this pupil to succeed in their learning, the ideal Special Educational Needs Teaching Assistant needs to effectively observe the techniques the school staff use when they are interacting with the Year 2 pupil. The Special Educational Needs Teaching Assistant will also need to provide individualised support and adapt their teaching or learning styles in order to meet the Year 2 pupil’s needs.

Requirements

To be considered for the SEN Teaching Assistant, you will:

• Have experience of working with primary aged children.
• Have Level 2 or above in a Teaching Assistant course.
• Be able to form and develop strong working relationships with staff, parents and pupils.
• Have a caring and responsive approach to all pupils.

Vision for Education is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. We take our responsibilities extremely seriously. All staff we register will undertake thorough interviewing and referencing checks and hold, or be prepared to undergo, an Enhanced DBS check that must be registered on the Update Service.

About Vision for Education

Vision for Education is a market-leading education recruitment and supply agency committed to the learning and development of young people. With branches across the country, we are an employer of choice for high-quality primary, secondary and SEND teaching and support staff.

Vision for Education do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

What Vision for Education offer

As a valued employee of Vision for Education, you will receive:

• Excellent daily rates paid weekly by our in-house Payroll team using the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) system.
• Guaranteed pay scheme (subject to availability and qualifying criteria).
• Pension contributions (subject to a qualifying period).
• Full compliance with AWR (Agency Workers’ Regulations), to make sure you get the pay and working conditions you are entitled to.
• FREE training to help with your professional development such as Team Teach training, online webinars and safeguarding and child protection updates.
• Generous refer a friend or colleague bonus scheme.
• Access to a dedicated consultant, who will provide ongoing support.

About us

We are a market-leading education supply agency committed to the development of young people. With branches across the country, we are an employer of choice for high quality educators.

We’re part of The Edwin Group, an education alliance here to do good and are proud to be named in The Sunday Times Top 100 Best Places to Work in the UK 2024

We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

How to apply

If you are a SEN Teaching Assistant who can enthuse, motivate and engage learners and would like the challenge of working in a rewarding environment, then we want to hear from you.

Apply today via this website, or for more information about this role and other opportunities call us on (phone number removed) or email (url removed).