SEN Teaching Assistant

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Job description

Are you a caring, empathetic and positive worker?

Do you enjoy seeing young people develop and progress?

Then this role could be for you!

Tradewind are recruiting for a SEN Teaching Assistant at an outstanding special needs primary school in the Rochdale area.

To join us and be successful in this SEN Teaching Assistant role, you will need to:

Have an enhanced DBS certificate (or be happy to apply for a new one), Overseas Police Clearances (if applicable) and professional references checks.
Provide a CV with at least 10 years employment/education history included and any employment breaks must be explained.
Have the legal right to work in the UK.

About the role:

SEN Teaching Assistant for a special needs primary school in Manchester.
Start date: ASAP
Full time and long term with the potential to turn in to a permanent contract.
Pay up to £75 per day.
You will supporting pupils with Autism & Complex Needs.
Ideally you will have some previous experience as a Primary Teaching Assistant, Early Years TA, Nursery Nurse, SEN Teaching Assistant or Support Worker with children.
You will need to be patient, empathetic and have a real passion to support young people who have additional obstacles to learning.
You may need to support pupils on a 1:1 basis as well as in small groups.
There will be outside agencies and professionals that support their pupils such as speech & language therapists, physiotherapists, ed psychs etc.

About the school:

Special needs primary school for young people with Autism & Complex Needs.
Rated outstanding by Ofsted.
Aim to provide a safe, secure, inclusive and welcoming environment for all pupils.
Provide a stimulating & varied learning environment that focuses that supports while challenging at the same time.
Facilities are designed to meet their pupils emotional, social, physical and academic needs.

About the pupils:

Pupils are aged 3-11 and have an EHCP for SEN including Autism & Complex Needs.
There are verbal and non verbal pupils, physical needs, sensory needs, medical needs, speech & language needs as well as emotional and behavioural difficulties.
The new SEN Teaching Assistant will need to be empathetic, adaptable, resilient and patient while being able to actively contribute to a stimulating learning environment.

Benefits of working through Tradewind:

An honest and friendly team with a wealth of educational experience
Consultants that will listen to what you want and support you wherever necessary
Top rates of pay through our attraction of the best education talent
More training and development than any other agency - which is why we can offer you more certified CPD courses than any other education recruitment agency, 25 to be exact! That's 18 more than our next nearest competitor
A great referral scheme - recommend a friend and earn a generous reward
Full interview preparation and assistance - so you're fully prepped and confident, increasing your chances of success
Help with lesson planning - our support doesn't stop once we've secured you a placement
A straightforward Online Portal for your timesheets and log your availability
Free social and networking events to get to know your peers and consultants

To apply for this SEN Teaching Assistant role in Rochdale & register with Tradewind please call Graham in the Manchester office on , or email .

A bit more about Tradewind...

As a Sunday Times Top 100 employer, we're committed to putting candidates & staff first
We employ the best in the business to provide an exceptional service to our candidates
Top rates of pay (all rates are typically inclusive of holiday pay, however we will happily accrue this upon request)
More free CPD courses than any other education recruiter
Awarded REC Audited Education Gold Standard status and we're proudly an Equal Opportunities Employer