SEN TA

Sports Coach SEN Teaching Assistant

Location: Crosby, Liverpool
Position: SEN Teaching Assistant
Type of Work: Full-time
Start Date: ASAP
Duration: Ongoing
Contract Type: Long-term
Minimum Rate of Pay: GBP95+ per day
Hours: 8:30 AM 3:30 PM

Job Description
Prospero Teaching is currently looking for a Sports Coach to transition into an SEN Teaching Assistant role in a specialist SEN school in Crosby, Liverpool. This is an excellent opportunity for Sports Coaching graduates or individuals with a background in coaching who are looking to apply their skills to support children with special educational needs (SEN), SEMH, Autism, and other learning difficulties.

Sports Coaches often make excellent SEN Teaching Assistants due to their ability to build strong relationships, maintain high energy levels, and engage students through physical activity. The role will involve working closely with children who require additional behavioural and emotional support, using movement, structure, and positive reinforcement to help them thrive in a school setting.

Experience, Training, and Qualifications
A degree in Sports Coaching, Physical Education, or a related field is desirable
Experience coaching or working with children with SEN, Autism, ADHD, SEMH, or challenging behaviour
Strong behaviour management and engagement skills
A calm, patient, and proactive approach to working with students
A DBS certificate registered on the update service (or willingness to apply for one)
Right to work in the UK

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 update service or be willing to process a new application
Provide two professional child-related references

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 with Prospero Teaching in order to fill this vacancy.

Prospero Teaching can offer the successful candidate:

Free, accredited continued professional development courses, including behaviour management
In-house Training and Development Team
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