SEMH Teaching Assistant - Silverstone

Teaching Assistant (SEMH)

Silverstone

£70-80 per day (paid to scale for long term)

Salary is dependent on experience, training or qualifications. The minimum experience, training or qualifications required for this position are below.

Contract dates 

Vision for Education are looking to appoint a SEMH (social, emotional and mental health) specialist Teaching Assistant to work at a school in Silverstone. This is a full-time role, ideal for an experienced Teaching Assistant looking for their next opportunity. To start ASAP, this position has the potential to be made permanent for the right candidate. 

The role

The successful Teaching Assistant will be working with a class of 4 pupils, and will move throughout the school with them, allowing them to build a relationship with the pupils and better support their individual needs.

They will be a passionate and proactive individual who has a good understanding of the curriculum and is able to work with the class teacher to deliver sessions in small group settings.

The school

The school is an independent special school for pupils with a range of social, emotional, and mental health difficulties. The school supports its pupils to fulfil their potential by giving them unconditional support, providing them with good quality teaching and empowering them to effectively manage their own behaviour.

The school has been recently inspected and rated ‘good’ by Ofsted.

Requirements

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

• Have experience working in either Primary or Secondary settings.  

• Hold a minimum Level 3 childcare qualification.

• Have excellent behaviour management skills, SEMH knowledge and experience.

• Be a confident communicator, able to use your own initiative when required.

Vision for Education 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 Vision for Education 

Vision for Education 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. 

Vision for Education do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community. 

What Vision for Education offer

As a valued employee of Vision for Education you will receive:

• 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 training, online webinars and safeguarding and child protection updates. 

• 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 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 Vision for Education,  please contact Susi on 01604 386800 or susi.buttifant@visionforeducation.co.uk 

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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