Special Needs Teaching Assistant

Special Needs Teaching Assistant   

Westminster 

£70-80 per day PAYE 

Salary is dependent on experience, training or qualifications. The minimum experience, training or qualifications required for this position are to have recent experience working in a UK school or supporting young people. 

Contract dates: September 2021 – July 2022  

The role

Smart Teachers are seeking to recruit a Special Needs Teaching Assistant to join an inspiring Special Needs School in Westminster. The successful Special Needs Teaching Assistant will work as a general LSA, supporting secondary age pupils with speech and language needs.  Successful candidates will work closely with the class teacher and other LSA’s to create a safe and engaging learning environment for the pupils. They must have the ability to follow instruction but also be able to manage groups of pupils independently and use their initiative. 

The school

Graded ‘Good’ by Ofsted, the school caters for children with speech and language needs. With smaller than average class sizes, the school is able to offer a personalised curriculum, with a large focus on creative subjects. The school is located in Westminster and has good links to the Hammersmith and City and Bakerloo lines. This is a great opportunity to join a tight knit team of teachers and LSA’s, who work together to provide a learning environment that engages and inspires pupils. The SLT pride themselves on staff development and have given LSA’s with subject strengths e.g. music, the opportunity to lead classes. The role is for the duration of the academic year.

Requirements

To be considered for the Special Needs Teaching Assistant position, you will:

• Hold an enhanced DBS 

• Have previous experience working with children in the UK in the past 2 years 

Smart Teachers is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. We take our responsibilities extremely seriously. All staff we register will undertake thorough interviewing and referencing checks and hold, or be prepared to undergo, an Enhanced DBS check that must be registered on the Update Service.

About Smart Teachers

Smart Teachers is a market-leading education recruitment and supply agency committed to the learning and development of young people. With branches across the country, we are an employer of choice for high-quality primary, secondary and SEND teaching and support staff.

What Smart Teachers offer 

As a valued employee of Smart Teachers, you will receive: 

• Excellent daily rates paid weekly by our in-house Payroll team using the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) system. 

• Pension contributions (subject to a qualifying period). 

• Full compliance with AWR (Agency Workers’ Regulations), to make sure you get the pay and working conditions you are entitled to. 

• FREE training to help with your professional development such as Team Teach, Autism Awareness and an online Educare training package. 

• Generous refer a friend or colleague bonus scheme. 

• Access to a dedicated consultant, who will provide ongoing support.

How to apply

If you are a Special Needs Teaching Assistant who can enthuse, motivate and engage students and would like the challenge of working in a demanding and rewarding environment, then we want to hear from you.

Apply today via this website, or for more information about this role and other opportunities across Smart Teachers, please contact our Primary Team on 0207 065 7500 and quote reference DXTSENTA 15646. 

Due to the coronavirus pandemic and to ensure we are fully compliant with Government guidance relating to social distancing, interviews with shortlisted candidates will take place by video call. 

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