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Behaviour Support Assistant - Ashford

Tradewind Recruitment
Posted a day ago, valid for 23 days
Location

Ashford, Kent TN23 8AF

Salary

£21,000 - £25,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • The Behaviour Support Assistant position in Ashford is a full-time role with a salary ranging from £83.33 to £90 per day, starting ASAP.
  • Candidates should ideally have experience working as a Learning Support Assistant (LSA) and with children with Special Educational Needs (SEN).
  • The role involves supporting children with various SEN needs, including ASD, ADHD, and behavioral challenges, on a 1:1 or small group basis.
  • Ongoing training in Behaviour Management and targeted Continuing Professional Development (CPD) will be provided as needed.
  • Applicants must have the right to work in the UK and either possess or be willing to obtain an enhanced DBS on the update service.

Behaviour Support Assistant - Ashford

Full-time - £83.33-£90 per day - ASAP start

If you are passionate about helping children fall in love with learning and helping them value education, then this might be the role for you.

Tradewind Recruitment are sourcing for an engaging Behaviour Support Assistant for a Primary school in Ashford. This is for an ASAP start and will be a full-time role. As part of this role, there will be ongoing training in Behaviour Management if needed, as well as more targeted CPD for the needs of the children on offer.

The school itself is an Ofsted graded Good school in the outskirts of Ashford, whose report has highlighted the strong leadership and robust structures in place for supporting children with SEN. Parents have great relationships with teachers and the students love coming to the school too. The school is accessible via public transport.

The Role

  • Working primarily with children with SEN on a 1:1, or small group basis.
  • SEN needs themselves can range from: ASD, ADHD, SEMH, and/or Behavioural Needs.
  • Assessing students' progress and discussing development with Teachers, Parents/Carers, and external agencies if necessary.
  • Undertaking CPD if the role requires it, in which you will be accredited for.

Requirements

  • Experience working as an LSA would be highly desirable.
  • Holding a L2 or L3 Teaching Assistant qualification would be highly desirable but not essential.
  • Experience working with children with SEN within an education, pastoral, or personal setting would be highly desirable
  • Experience working with Young Offenders or in an Intervention role is highly desirable.
  • Either have, or be willing to get, an enhanced DBS on the update service.
  • Must have right to work in the UK

Benefits of working with Tradewind Recruitment

  • We offer highly competitive and fair rates of pay, paying to scale for all long-term/perm responsibilities.
  • A specialised, highly experienced, and dedicated Consultant to be your main point of contact.
  • An independent and experienced Compliance team to ensure you can continue working.
  • Tradewind works with the National College and can offer over 2500 accredited courses that you would have access to, so you will be able to complete CPD at your own convenience.

For more information on the schools we are working with specifically, please apply to this advert and will respond to you within 24 hours, or contact or call us on .

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.