SEN Teaching Assistant

SEN Teaching Assistant - Surbiton

Are you a Teaching Assistant keen to make an impact within the education sector? Looking for full time work to start in Janaury? Keen to build a long term as an SEN Teaching Assistant within a school in Surbiton?

Job Details

Position: SEN Teaching Assistant

Location: Surbiton

Position start date: ASAP

Contract type: Full-time, Temp to Perm

Salary: 85 - 100 per day

SEN Teaching Assistant

We are currently recruiting for a lovely SEN school in the Surbiton area who are looking for someone to join their amazing team for the start of the new academic year. In this role, you will be required to support children with special needs on various levels of the autistic spectrum aged 16+. This role as an SEN Teaching Assistant will be for an immediate start with the role being long term if successful following a trial.

Key skills the ideal candidate will have:

• You must be comfortable working 1:1 within an SEN role or with children in small groups
• Demonstrate active listening skills and strong verbal communication skill
• Look after children's physical, social and emotional welfare
• Handle complex and sensitive issues with empathy and understanding
• Be aware of safeguarding procedures to keep children safe at all times

Requirements:

• Experience working with young people or SEN in any capacity
• Either live in Feltham or within a commutable distance
• You must also have an Enhanced DBS on the update service or be willing to process a new one
• Either live in Surbiton or within a commutable distance
• Have an enhanced DBS on the update service or be willing to process one
• Demonstrate fluent English, both verbal and written

About Academics:

• Academics is the leading education recruitment company in London. Established in 2002, we provide daily supply, short term, long term and permanent recruitment solutions to schools across the UK
• Operate in a quick and efficient to place candidates into roles ASAP
• Academics provides over 2000 teaching staff, teaching support staff and non-teaching staff to more than 750 schools in England & Wales. We understand that security and vetting is paramount in education, which is why Academics are proud to have achieved REC Audited Education Gold Standard Accreditation
• We offer a referral programme where you can earn up to 125 per recommendation
• Our experienced teams of consultants, in offices throughout the UK have a combination of education and private sector knowledge that has established Academics' reputation as one of the country's leading and most professional agencies within education, academic and teacher recruitment