Special Needs Teaching Assistant

Special Needs Teaching Assistant

LS28

Pay: £10 - £11 per hour

Salary is dependent on experience, training, or qualifications. The minimum experience, training or qualifications required for the role is 6 months minimum experience working with children and young people with Learning Disabilities and Challenging Behaviour either in a school or care setting or similar.

Contract dates: Immediate Start – Full time. 08:30 – 15:30 Monday – Friday. Term Time only

Summary:

As a Special Needs Teaching Assistant at this school, you will be working closely with children and young people aged between 4 and 16 years old who have Learning Disabilities, Autism and Social, Emotional and Mental health issues. Special needs Teaching Assistants are responsible for supporting Class Teachers with managing pupil behaviour as well as keeping them engaged in their learning. To be considered for this role, you need to have an unwavering commitment to improving the lives of young people living with learning disabilities.

The school: 

Located in West Leeds, this school provides provision for children with Learning Disabilities and is passionate about providing the best support and care possible to their pupils. 

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

• Have 6 months minimum experience working with children, young people or adults with Learning Disabilities

• Be available Monday – Friday 08:30 – 15:30.

• Have a desire to improve the lives of young people.

• Be energetic and enthusiastic.

• Be Team Teach Trained or be willing to attend the two day training course provided by Vision for Education. 

• Have a DBS on the update service or be willing to apply for you through Vision for Education.

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.

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.

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, 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, or an aspiring 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 Vision for Education, please contact our Leeds SEND team on 0113 4265330 and ask for Liam Ffrench or Casey Murray.

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.