Special Needs Support Assistant

Specal Needs Support Assistant

(Part time, 8 hours a week) 1 year contract

4pm- 6pm (Tuesday- Friday)
Camden, North West London
£570 - £600 per Month (salary is depending on experience and/or qualifications)

Start date: ASAP

The role: 
Working as part of a residental team to support a pupil who is a 16 year old male who requires 2:1 support and has a Positive Behaviour Support Plan. His  behaviour day to day can be impulsive and unpredictable, which stems from the barriers that he can experience in expressing himself as he is a nonverbal communicator.  

He is on the Autistic spectrum and requires experienced confident support workers to take him out, he is active and has a gym membership and would like to swim regularly.  His package is for 8 hours a week support (2:1 so 16 hours total commissioned) this is to be provided flexibly arranged with his Mother but ideally over 2 sessions 1 after school and 1 on the weekend.  Hours are flexible but if you feel like you would be a good fit for the role. We would like to hear from you!

The desired Children's Mental Heath Support Assistants will have:

• Have a caring, supportive and nurturing personality
• Have experience of working with those with SEN needs
• Have relevant experience of working with children, young people or vulnerable adults
• Be someone who is patient, caring and adaptable to each young person you will support

What we offer
As a Childrens Mental Health Assistant and part of our team, you benefit from:

• Excellent daily rates paid using the PAYE system.
• Guaranteed pay scheme (subject to availability).
• Social and networking events.
• Pension contributions.
• CPD to help with your professional development.
• Access to a dedicated consultant.
• Daily rate is subject to your scale rate, experience in role and qualifications which will be discussed at the point of registration

About us
We are a market-leading education supply agency committed to the development of young people. With branches across the country, we are an employer of choice for high quality educators.

The Edwin Group is a Top 10 UK-employer in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2023. Rated as 'Excellent' by our staff in all categories and recognised as having industry leading and world-class levels of employee engagement across the Group.

We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

 How to apply
If you are a Special Needs Teaching Assistant who can enthuse, motivate and engage learners and would like the challenge of working in a rewarding environment, then we want to hear from you.

Apply today via this website, or for more information about this role and other opportunities call us on (phone number removed)

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