Special Needs Assistant - Early Years

Teaching Assistant - Nursery Assistant - Early Years - SEN - Ripley

Would you like to work with early years children who need additional care and support?

The School: Teaching Assistant - Nursery Assistant - Early Years - SEN - Ripley

This school is known to be one of the best SEN schools in Surrey. They provide a safe learning environment for children complex learning, social and communication difficulties, which may include physical disability. The school also provides therapies such as occupational therapy, physiotherapy, music, speech and language therapies where these are part of a young person's Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP). The team works closely with therapists to ensure the physical and emotional support of the children. The school has excellent facilities and on-site equipment including a therapy pool, sensory rooms and uses I-Gaze technology, and there is excellent on-site training and support, helping with progression to become senior support assistants, teachers, therapy assistants etc.

This role is to work in their brand new early year's provision which is based out of a primary school in Ripley. The reason for this expansion is a result of ongoing oversubscription due to the high standards of SEN education that the school provides.

The Children: Teaching Assistant - Nursery Assistant - Early Years - SEN - Ripley

Children have various special needs including Autism, Severe Learning Difficulties and Physical Disabilities where some children will be non-verbal or require a degree of personal care.

What is involved: Teaching Assistant - Nursery Assistant - Early Years - SEN - Ripley

• Providing assistance and support for children before, during and after lessons
• Assisting children to understand and participate in tasks in an appropriate way
• Encouraging the development of appropriate social skills
• Participating in team meetings and training programmes as an active member of a team
• Following regulations pertaining to safeguarding
• Where required, supporting individual needs including assisting with a wide range of medical and occasionally personal care tasks as necessary and providing physical support where needed (training will be provided in giving medical care and support)

Summary: Teaching Assistant - Nursery Assistant - Early Years - SEN - Ripley

• Clinical Psychology - Learning Support Assistant, Teaching Assistant
• £83 to £90 daily rate (9am-3.30pm: 5-day week)
• Temp -to-perm contracts
• Perfect opportunity for a psychology graduate - brand new state-of-the-art building
• Special needs school - Autism, challenging behaviour, personal care
• Full time and part time roles, flexible working hours and short and long term contracts
• September 24 starts - 1 year contract
• Apply via this advert or call Ben Mason on for more details.