Special Needs Teaching Assistant

Special Needs Teaching Assistant
Mile End, Tower Hamlets
£475- £500 per week (salary is dependent on experience and/or qualifications)
Start date: Jan 2025/ASAP. Part time/ Full time or Supply basis.

The School and Role

We have an exciting opportunity for a SEND Teaching assistant in Tower Hamlets, a short 5 minute walk from Mile End station.

The role would predominantly involve supporting pupils aged 11 – 17, but the successful candidate will be able to develop their expertise through working across the service as needed as part of our skilled, multi-disciplinary team.

The secondary special school in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets for students aged 11 to 19 with severe and profound and multiple learning difficulties. A significant proportion of the learners have additional sensory and physical impairments.

The school where individuals are valued and all staff and students are expected to give their best.  Staff at the school are committed to providing a caring, friendly and safe environment for all students so they can learn and achieve in a supportive and secure atmosphere.

The desired SEND Teaching Assistant will:

• Have a passion to teach outside of a mainstream environment, and a commitment to experience the unique opportunities of a special school
• Have a kind, caring, and compassionate nature which is used to plan and deliver inclusive, fun, and inspiring lessons
• Comfortable with personal care
• Child and Adult DBS

What we offer

As a Special Needs Teaching 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.

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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