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Specialist teaching assistant - B77
Position: Specialist Teaching Assistant
Location: Tamworth
Contract: Full-time, starting ASAP
Monthly take home: Ā£1600-1800 GBP (working full time on a day rate)
Prospero Teaching is collaborating with a specialised school in Lichfield to recruit committed SEN Teaching Assistants. This school caters to students aged 11 to 19 who have Education, Health, and Care Plans, each presenting a unique set of learning challenges.
The student body includes individuals with learning disabilities, physical disabilities, and autism. The school prides itself on a flexible curriculum that emphasizes creativity, providing students with vital educational experiences. Facilities include a sports hall, a fully equipped kitchen, engineering classrooms, an art workshop, and a school shop, all accessible to students on a daily basis.
Successful candidates may also have the opportunity to conduct one-on-one or small group therapeutic interventions to further support student learning and development.
Candidate Requirements:
- Experience working with SEN, SEMH, or SEND students
- A strong passion for education
- A positive 'can-do' attitude
- Adaptability and versatility in various situations
- A genuine eagerness to support vulnerable young individuals
- Previous experience with young people
- A current and clear DBS check, or a willingness to obtain one
- Commitment to Continuous Professional Development (CPD)
Prospero Teaching is able to offer the successful candidate:
- Accredited continued professional development courses including safeguarding and behaviour management
- In-house Training and Development Team
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 online update service or be willing to process a new application
- Provide two professional child related references that cover the last 2 years
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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 and have passed all safeguarding/vetting checks with Prospero Teaching in order to fill this vacancy. Any adult working with children and vulnerable young people are responsible for safeguarding and protecting the welfare of the children and young people.
