SEN Teaching Assistant

SEN TA - Lancaster

Prospero Teaching are looking for an experienced teaching assistant to join one of our schools in the Lancaster area. You will be supporting children in small groups and on a 1-1 basis. This role is to start ASAP and will be temp-perm for the right candidate. The successful candidate will have previous experience supporting SEN within a school setting.

Position Details:

• Location: Lancaster
• Position: SEN TA
• Hours: 8:30am-3:30pm
• Type of Work: Temporary
• Full time/Part time: Full time only
• Minimum Rate of Pay: 85 per day, depending on experience
• Start date: Jan 2025
• End date: Ongoing

EXPERIENCE:

• Relevant experience in a school or similar setting.
• Experience of working with children and young people with special educational needs and/or social, emotional and mental health difficulties.
• Experience of effectively and positively managing behaviour.
• Up to date Safeguarding training issued in the last year (desirable but training can be provided).

TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS ROLE THROUGH PROSPERO TEACHING, YOU MUST:

• Hold Right to Work in the UK
• Hold an enhanced child barred list DBS certificate registered with the online update service or be willing to process a new application
• Provide two professional child related references that cover the last two years

OTHER

If you would like to be considered for this role, please apply with a copy of your up to date CV. Unfortunately, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Prospero Teaching is acting as an employment business/education recruitment agency in relation to this vacancy. The successful candidate will be required to register and have passed all safeguarding/vetting checks with Prospero Teaching in order to fill this vacancy. Any adult working with children and vulnerable young people are responsible for safeguarding and protecting the welfare of the children and young people.

Prospero Teaching is able to offer the successful candidate:

• Accredited continued professional development courses including safeguarding and behaviour management
• In-house Training and Development Team