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Learning Support Assistant - SEN

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Posted 9 hours ago, valid for a month
Location

Dorking, Surrey RH4 3JH, England

Salary

£18,000 - £21,600 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • The position is for a Learning Support Assistant in a special needs school located in Dorking, focusing on children with severe and complex learning difficulties.
  • The role involves providing support to children with various special needs, including Autism and physical disabilities, and assisting with personal and medical care as necessary.
  • Candidates should expect a daily salary ranging from £85 to £90, with opportunities for both full-time and part-time roles, as well as temp-to-perm contracts.
  • Training is provided for more complex needs, and the school offers excellent facilities and on-site support for career progression.
  • Applicants are encouraged to have some relevant experience, although specific years of experience are not explicitly stated.

Learning Support Assistant - SEN - Aspiring Clinical Psychologist - Dorking- Education and Training

Would you like to work with children and young people who need additional care and support?

The School: Learning Support Assistant - SEN - Aspiring Clinical Psychologist - Dorking

The school is based in Dorking and provides a safe learning environment for primary aged children with severe and complex learning, social and communication difficulties, which may include physical disability. The school also provides therapies such as occupational therapy, physiotherapy, music, speech and language therapies where these are part of a young person's Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP). The team works closely with therapists to ensure the physical and emotional support of the children. The school has excellent facilities and on-site equipment including a therapy pool, sensory rooms and uses I-Gaze technology, and there is excellent on-site training and support, helping with progression to become senior support assistants, teachers, therapy assistants etc.

The Children: Learning Support Assistant - SEN - Aspiring Clinical Psychologist - Dorking

Children have various special needs including Autism, social, emotional needs, severe learning difficulties and physical disabilities where some children will be non-verbal or require a degree of personal and medical care. Appropriate training is required and provided for the more complex children. The school is split across 2 sites. One site caters for learning and personal care needs and the other for social, emotional needs.

What is involved: Learning Support Assistant - SEN - Education and Training

  • Providing assistance and support for children before, during and after lessons
  • Assisting children to understand and participate in tasks in an appropriate way
  • Encouraging the development of appropriate social skills
  • Ensuring individual student records are maintained
  • Helping to build confidence and motivation
  • Participating in team meetings and training programmes as an active member of a team
  • Working with managers and employees to support the developing culture of the organisation
  • Following regulations pertaining to safeguarding
  • Where required, supporting individual needs including assisting with a wide range of medical and occasionally personal care tasks as necessary and providing physical support where needed (training will be provided in giving medical care and support)

Summary: - Education and Training

  • Learning Support Assistant - SEN - Dorking
  • £85 to £90 daily rate (5-day week - 5 hours per week)
  • Temp -to-perm contracts
  • Special needs school (Autism, challenging behaviour, personal care)
  • Full time and part time roles, flexible working hours and short and long term contracts
  • Apply via this advert or call Toby Snow on for more details.

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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.