Teaching Assistant - Southampton, United Kingdom - My Work Agency

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SEN Teaching Assistant

Essential Criteria:
Previous school experience, SEN experience, experience working with children


Location:
Southampton


Contract Type:
Term-time


Job Start:
Immediately


Salary:
Up to £26k (pro rata) / Competitive Daily Rate


We are currently representing a thriving secondary school in Southampton who are looking for
SEN Teaching Assistants to join their Additional Educational Needs Team for an immediate start.

The school are happy to wait until Easter for the right person.


The school is a heavily oversubscribed inclusive comprehensive secondary school with a student intake that reflects a wonderfully diverse and vibrant local community.

They are the school of choice for families in the local area.

The GCSE results our studentsachieve year on year have been strong and has ultimately led to rates of progress which are consistently above the national averages.

Their success is very much down to the hard work of their students, who are supported by a passionate, dedicated and highlyskilled staff team.

SEN Teaching Assistant work with children who need additional support. This includes children learning support difficulties, challenging behaviour and SEND.


To work as part of a team under the direction of the class teacher to ensure that all children and young people in the class are supported to enjoy school and make the best possible progress.

  • All staff are expected to do everything they can to protect the children and young people from harm and to make the learning environment safe
  • Support pupils to engage in learning activities, adapt tasks for individuals and assist them to make progress
  • Attend to the pupil's personal needs, and implement related personal programmes, including social, health, physical, hygiene, first aid and welfare matters
  • Supervise and support pupils ensuring their safety and access to learning in a clean and tidy environment.
  • Establish good relationships with pupils, acting as a role model and being aware of and responding appropriately to individual needs
  • Promote the inclusion and acceptance of all pupils
  • Encourage pupils to act independently as appropriate
  • Learn and use safe systems for moving, handling and physical interventions as appropriate Support for tutors
  • Be aware of pupil progress/achievements and report observations to the teacher in the agreed format
  • Supporting a positive homeschool relationship, by sharing information with parents and carers

The Benefits:

- excellent induction and CPD programme
- various benefits to all employees through our extensive well-being programme.
- flexible working could be considered
- robust and supportive performance management systems
- a technology rich school
- strong leadership and support

  • Effective progression within the school
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