SEND Teaching Assistant

Are you currently looking for a rewarding opportunity working with students with special education requirements? Zest is currently recruiting for a full-time SEND Teaching Assistant to start as soon as possible on behalf of a school based in Nuneaton for the remainder of the academic year.

This school caters for students between the ages of 11yo-19yo with learning difficulties and disabilities. The ideal SEND Teaching Assistant will have experience working with students with a range of special education requirements including communication, interaction and sensory impairment difficulties or have a similar experience in a different setting.

Responsibilities of the SEND Teaching Assistant role:

• Using alternative communication methods, such as visual aids or sign language when interacting with the students
• Helping students to develop their communication skills
• Creating, modifying and implementing strategies to minimise sensory overload in the classroom
• Working 1:1 or in small groups with students to assist with specific learning needs
• Working closely with other multi-agency professionals, including special education teachers, therapists, and support staff

Requirements of the SEND Teaching Assistant role:

• Must be an experienced British Sign Language (BSL) communicator
• Experience in supporting students with interaction, communication, and sensory difficulties is required
• Patience and empathy for the students and their individual needs
• Ability to work effectively with teachers, therapists, and other support staff
• Effective communication and strong interpersonal skills

If you are interested in this position or want to find out more, email Chris at chris@zesteducation.co.uk or ‘apply for job’ at the top of the page to submit your details.

Zest Education are an REC audited agency and are dedicated to safeguarding children. All candidates must hold an enhanced DBS (or allow us to process one for you) and be registered to the DBS Update Service, be able to provide references to cover the last two years and successfully pass all other necessary safeguarding checks prior to clearance for work.

Salary is dependent on experience, training, or qualifications. The minimum experience, training, or qualifications required for this position are recent school-based experience (within the last 5 years within a school that teaches the British Curriculum) and/or care-based experience within the last 5 years.

The role advertised is for temporary supply work.

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