1:1 SEND TA

Zest Education are recruting for a 1:1 SEND Teaching Assistant to work at a mainstream primary school in Stafford.

If you have a calm, positive approach and previous special needs experience, we would love to hear from you!

We are seeking to appoint a SEND teaching assistant to support SEND children as follows:

• Support individual children and small groups
• Lead interventions such as speech and language, lego therapy, zones of regulation, phonics and maths
• Be proactive and flexible in supporting children’s needs
• Work closely with the SENCO to deliver a personalised programme of support to meet targets
• Provide close supervision at playtimes and lunchtimes
• Support and maintain positive links between home and school by making parents feel welcome
• Work collaboratively with external agencies to draw upon skills, knowledge and recommendations to help support the child
• Support children’s personal care and needs, including communication, by following the Education Health Care Plan, and undergoing any relevant training
• The successful applicant will be required to work to meet the requirements set out in the pupils Education Health Care Plan

The successful candidate will:

• Have a positive ‘can do’ attitude with a strong work ethic
• Be committed to bringing out the best in each and every one the children
• Be passionate about your role and willing to go the ‘extra mile’
• Be a team player and have the ability to work and communicate effectively
• Have the ability to inspire and challenge the children within your care.
  Have confidence and enthusiasm to lead 1:1 and group activities including SEND interventions.
  Have high expectations of themselves and the children they work with.
• Be able to plan and adapt learning experiences to meet individual needs
• Demonstrate a high level of inclusivity within working practice and actively seek to remove barriers to learning.

Person Specification:

You will need:

• GCSE or equivalent level in English and Maths to Grade 4/Grade C
• Level 3 TA qualification, or equivalent
• Experience of working with special needs children
• Experience of planning and delivering learning activities

If you are interested in this position or want to find out more, email Jo at Joanne@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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