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Full-Time Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Teaching Assistant

Full-Time Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Teaching Assistant

Vision for Education Peterborough

March

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Full Time, Temporary

Job overview

Vision for Education, the supply arm of TES, are seeking to appoint a Full-Time Teaching Assistant to join our and to work in a local school in March, Cambridgeshire. This will be a Full-Time, Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Teaching Assistant role commencing in September 2018 until December 2018; but may continue from after Christmas.

The school are looking for a successful and dedicated Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Teaching Assistant to work exclusively with children with additional needs and learning difficulties. The successful Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) practitioner will be joining a very driven, caring and supportive teaching and management team. The school values themselves for providing an excellent level of pastoral support, individualised learning opportunities for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and state of the art facilities to effectively assist with teach and learning. 

The successful Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Teaching Assistant will have experience and excellent knowledge of working with individuals with learning difficulties and disabilities. Ideally, the successful candidate will be a Qualified Level 2 or 3 Teaching Assistant, although this isn’t essential. This is because it’s more important that we appoint a Teaching Assistant who has a very calm, nurturing and engaging approach when it comes to supporting children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).

To be considered for this position of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Teaching Assistant, you must: 

· Have experience of supporting children, young people and/ or adults with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND); including Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities (PMLD), Social, Emotional and Behavioural (SEBD) Difficulties, Autism (ASD/ASC), Severe Learning Difficulties (SLD) and/or Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) Difficulties.

· Have a genuine desire and passion to become part of a committed team of Special Educational Needs Staff. 

· Be able to build a positive and strong rapport with children and young people.

· Have the ability to hit the ground running in a sometimes quite challenging environment. 

· Have a passion for teaching with the ability to plan and deliver inspiring lessons and intervention classes.

At Vision for Education, we take our responsibilities to our practitioners seriously and our aim is to ensure you are well supported and rewarded for your efforts. As part of the Vision for Education team, and as a Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Teaching Assistant, you will receive:

· Excellent daily rates of pay, paid weekly through PAYE

· Support through your placements

· Unparalleled daily rates

· Access to a dedicated SEND Consultant 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

· Access to free specialist Continued Professional Development (CPD) opportunities such as Team Teach, Autism Awareness and Moving and Handling Qualifications, and 20+ eLearning Courses through EduCare 

· £50 reward every time you recommend a colleague

· Regular social events with 100% complimentary food and drink

If you are a Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) 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 today. 

Apply today or for more information on this role and other teaching opportunities Vision for Education have to offer within Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) across Cambridgeshire, please contact the Peterborough SEND Team on 01733 371371 or Lauren.Bates@visionforeducation.co.uk

About Vision for Education Peterborough

+44 1733 371 371

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Created in 2008, Vision for Education is a well-established, market-leading teacher supply agency with industry experience and expertise.

What we do

We provide a high-quality recruitment service for schools of all kinds. We’re always interested in talking to teachers, teaching assistants, cover supervisors and other support staff with any level of experience – whether you’re an NQT, busy parent or semi-retired! If you’re looking for daily supply, short & long-term cover – or even a permanent role – we can help. We have branches across the country, with our head office based in Sheffield.

Our values

We operate under a simple set of values which impact on everything we do. Our aim is always to be open, honest and ethical in the way we do business; both internally with the way we treat our staff, and externally, in how we look after our clients and candidates. This unique approach to recruitment has made us the first port of call for both schools and teachers alike.

What we offer

  • Excellent daily rates paid weekly by our in-house Payroll team using the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) system.
  • Guaranteed pay scheme (subject to availability and qualifying criteria).
  • 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.

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