SEN Learning Support Assistant

Description:

SEN Learning Support Assistant - High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire - Specialist Learning Environment

Work alongside specialist teachers supporting pupils with profound, complex and multiple learning needs.

SEN Learning Support Assistant opportunity in High Wycombe supporting pupils aged 7-19 with complex cognitive, sensory, communication and physical needs.

Are you an experienced SEN Learning Support Assistant looking for a role where communication, independence and individualised learning are central to the support you provide? - A specialist setting in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire is recruiting for a professional to support pupils aged 7-19, including young people working towards greater independence and preparation for adulthood.

What Makes This Role Different?

The pupils have complex cognitive, sensory and communication needs and require highly individualised support.

The curriculum is designed around each pupil's specific needs, with a focus on helping learners:

Communicate their needs, preferences and choices
Develop greater independence
Build relationships and social interaction
Develop physical and motor skills
Understand their environment
Access learning by reducing barriers
Develop skills that will support adult lifeThe majority of pupils access the EQUALS curriculum, while pupils with profound and multiple learning difficulties may follow the ImPACTS curriculum, covering communication, cognitive skills, environmental control, social and emotional wellbeing and physical development.

Key Duties:

As part of the wider education team, you will:

Support learning

Assist pupils to access personalised learning activities
Reinforce teaching and communication strategies
Support literacy, phonics and functional learningSupport communication

Encourage pupils to communicate choices, preferences and needs
Use established communication approaches consistently
Support interaction with staff and peersSupport wellbeing

Recognise individual sensory and emotional needs
Follow agreed low-arousal approaches
Help create a safe and predictable learning environmentSupport independence

Encourage pupils to develop practical and life skills
Promote appropriate decision-making
Support physical development and participation in activities

Candidate Requirements:

You should have experience working with children, young people or adults with additional needs. Particularly relevant experience includes:

Complex SEN
PMLD
Autism
Communication difficulties
Sensory needs
Physical disabilities
Specialist education
Care or support workYou do not necessarily need previous experience of every approach used. What matters is the ability to learn individual strategies, work consistently and understand that every pupil's needs are different.

Apply Today:

Tradewind offers a streamlined onboarding process, tailored consultant support and access to 2,500+ free CPD courses, resources and webinars.

For further information, speak to Charlie on (phone number removed) for an introductory discussion about the position, or submit your latest CV and cover letter to .

This specialist opportunity suits an experienced SEN professional looking to develop their career within complex needs education.

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