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Special Needs Teaching Assistant
Location: York, North Yorkshire
Salary: £83 - £100 per day
Start Date: ASAP
Contract Type: Full-Time
GSL Education are seeking compassionate and dedicated Special Needs Teaching Assistants tomake a positive impact on students' lives. You will be supporting Secondary aged pupils with a special educational needs’ diagnosis, such as autism, physical disabilities, multi-sensory impairment and speech, language and communication needs.
Special Needs Teaching Assistant Responsibilities:
- Under the expert guidance and supervision of teachers, you will be delivering different learning activities, ensuring you are differentiating and tailoring activities to meet individual pupil needs.
- Encourage students to collaborate and communicate with one another.
- Participate in creating, organising, and carrying out students' individual development plans.
- Promote positive behaviour within school.
Special Needs Teaching Assistant Requirements:
- Must hold the Right to Work in the UK.
- Relevant qualifications in education or SEN support (e.g., Level 2/3 Teaching Assistant or Health and Social Care qualification).
- Training in behaviour management and de-escalation techniques is desirable.
- Experience working with children or young people who have a variety of disabilities and/or learning difficulties.
- Be aware of and knowledgeable about different additional needs such as ASC, ADHD, MLD and SEMH and the behaviours they can display.
- Be confident in the delivery of pre-planned lessons and interventions.
- Hold a Child only or Child and Adult DBS registered to the update service or be willing to apply for one through GSL Education.
Please be advised that this role requires a strong knowledge and understanding of safeguarding and child protection and that successful applicants must satisfy all background safer recruitment checks including an enhanced DBS on the update service.
For more information, or to apply for the position of Special Needs Teaching Assistant in York, please send your CV to Kerry Fowler or call our North Yorkshire Office today. Alternatively, please visit the GSL Education website to apply online, or submit your up-to-date CV via the application link. We look forward to hearing from you!
