Teaching Assistant

Description:

Role: Teaching Assistant MALE

Location: Luton

Salary: £15 per a hour

About the role of a teaching assistant:

We are a looking for a Teaching assistant to work as part of the SENDhelp Virtual School and join the education team of three staff who are supporting a pupil on behalf of the local authority. In each case we work on for the local authority, there is a designated teacher whom the Teaching Assistants will report to and collaborate with and collectively your aim as a team is to help teach the young person life skills and prepare them for adult life - this will be a mixture of supporting them in the home and within the community.

You will be collaborating with pupils who exhibit a diverse array of intricate needs, including cognitive and behavioural challenges. All these students carry diagnoses of Severe Learning Disabilities (SLD) or Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities (PMLD). While some may already have designated care workers who will support alongside the education team, our staff members may also engage in providing personal care as required. The age range for these pupils is 15-19, and they are unable to attend a traditional school environment, typically due to the severity of their needs or exclusion from a special needs setting. As part of your new team of three, your collective goal will be to address the individual needs of each child in alignment with the objectives outlined in their Education, Health, and Care Plans (EHCP). You will receive guidance and mentorship from a team of seasoned professionals with extensive experience in the field.

This role is a unique, challenging but exciting opportunity for you to expand on your skillset from both an education and social care perspective. With on-the-job training provided in subjects such as Challenging Behaviour training and Breakaway and Self-protection training, this opportunity really does help you move your career to the next level. You are highly rewarded for this role in terms of salary, with it paying £15 per hour, but also form a social aspect in terms of the difference you will be making to the pupils' lives. Given the unique nature of this Teaching Assistant's role, please review the below list of attributes we require you to have in order to process your application:

The ideal Teaching Assistant will:

Be strong, resilient and robust - able to confidently handling complex needs and challenging behaviour
Have 6 months experience in a similar position
Hold a full UK drivers license and have a car (ideal, but not essential)
Have excellent communication skills
Be able to start as soon as possible
Be flexible due to shift patterns

What benefits are available to the new SEND Teaching Assistant?

You will have access to over 400 online courses free of charge, designed to increase competency in the relevant field
Holiday Pay Scheme - Get paid during the school holidays
You will be fully supported by your consultant who will be available to mentor you throughout your placement and ensure you have all the resources made available.
Weekly Pay
You will receive competitive pay, paid to scale or above. As an agency we pay our candidate via P.A.Y.E meaning that we do not take any commission from your salary. What you earn is what you take home