Job description
SEN Teaching Assistant
Location: York, North Yorkshire
Start Date: ASAP
Salary: £83 - £100 per day
Are you passionate about helping young people with additional needs thrive in education?
GSL Education are currently seeking a dedicated and compassionate SEN Teaching Assistant to join a welcoming and inclusive secondary school that supports students with a wide range of Special Educational Needs located in York, North Yorkshire, starting as soon as possible.
About the School:
- With an emphasis on SEN children, this school is for secondary aged students, aged from 11 - 19 years which aims to provide SEN students and staff with exceptional standards of care and education.
- Every student at the School has a learning disability, and some of them also require extra special education services due to physical or sensory needs.
- The school provides its students with a customized, individualized curriculum that is in line with their needs and goals and closely related to the outcomes listed in each child's Education, Health, and Care Plan.
- The school's comprehensive curriculum provides teachers with a list of options of accessible and relevant topics to help students develop what is relevant to them and their identified EHCP broad areas of need.
- The curriculums at the school have been created after four years of intensive research into SEND as well as visits, research, and interactions with exceptional settings.
- One of the main goals of the school is to prepare students for adulthood.
SEN Teaching Assistant Responsibilities:
- Deliver personalised 1:1 and small group support to students with special educational needs.
- Help manage classroom behaviour in a positive and supportive manner.
- Support teaching staff in delivering lessons effectively.
- Implement strategies to support the student's emotional, social, and academic development.
- Assist with emotional regulation strategies and de-escalate challenging behaviour.
SEN Teaching Assistant Requirements:
- Must have the legal right to work in the UK.
- A genuine passion for supporting children and young people with SEN.
- Experience working with students with SEN, particularly those with ASC, ADHD, SEMH, MLD or SLD.
- Hold an enhanced Child Workforce DBS, registered on the update service, or be willing to obtain one through GSL Education.
- Relevant qualifications (e.g. CACHE, Level 2/3 in Supporting Teaching and Learning) are desirable but not essential.
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.
If you would like to apply for the position ofSEN Teaching Assistant in York, North Yorkshire, please call Kerry Fowler at GSL Education and submit your up-to-date CV via the application link. Alternatively, please visit the GSL Education official website to apply online.