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Teaching assistant

Randstad Education
Posted 14 days ago, valid for 6 days
Location

Manchester, Greater Manchester M17 1DJ, England

Salary

£20,000 - £24,000 per annum

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Contract type

Part Time

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  • A Specialist Primary School in Trafford is seeking enthusiastic individuals to support pupils with Special Educational Needs, starting January 2025 with potential for an earlier handover.
  • Candidates should have experience working with individuals with SEND or knowledge of complex needs, along with a DBS on the update service.
  • The role involves one-on-one support and small group work with students who have various learning difficulties, including autism and severe learning difficulties.
  • The position offers training opportunities, a supportive environment, and the chance to make a significant impact on students' learning and development.
  • Salary details are not specified, but the role is fixed-term with opportunities for permanent positions for suitable candidates.

Do you want to make a positive difference in the development of pupils with Special Educational Needs?

Do you want to support pupils to achieve the best of their ability?

Have you experience supporting SEND or a knowledge and understanding of complex needs or experience supporting in a care setting and would like to use your transferable skills to support students in a specialist primary school setting?

We are looking for enthusiastic and passionate individuals to work in a Specialist Primary School in Trafford for a fixed term position starting in January 2025 with the opportunity to start earlier for a handover period too. You will be supporting pupils both on a one to one basis and in small groups. The pupils at this school have various learning difficulties, including autism spectrum conditions (ASC), severe learning difficulties (SLD), multiple learning difficulties (MLD) and profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD). Several of the pupils have additional needs that they need support or guidance with so you may be required to aid with these (e.g. feeding, administering medication).

The benefits of this role are:

  • Opportunity for training and development (Team Teach and other SEN courses)
  • Working in a school rated good by Ofsted
  • Supporting pupils who are eager to learn
  • The opportunity to make a real difference to the students that you support
  • Supporting students that love their school and are eager to learn

The responsibilities of the role include:

  • Working with pupils one on one to support them with their learning
  • Setting up the classroom for the days activities
  • Supporting the teacher and ensuring the students are engaged and understanding
  • Delivering exciting and fun lessons to pupils
  • Managing behaviours that challenge

The requirements for the role are:

  • DBS on the update service
  • Experience working with individuals with Special Educational Needs
  • A dedication to helping pupils to achieve their full potential
  • Being a calm and resilient person
  • Passionate about supporting students to achieve the best they can

The successful candidate will working alongside some fantastic pupils and working with a supportive and dedicated staff team. The staff members at the school are very experienced and highly trained to be able to deliver the best educational experience for the students. You will be working in a very warm and caring environment and will help pupils to excel in their development.

For the right candidates there will be the opportunity to apply for permanent roles.

If this sounds like the the next step in your career, please apply now or call and ask to speak to Jennifer or contact on: .

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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.