Teaching Assistant

Description:

Location: Haringey, North London
Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience
Start Date: ASAP
Contract: Full-time, long-term

***PLEASE ONLY APPLY FOR THIS ROLE IF YOU HAVE A CHILD + ADULT DBS ON THE UPDATE SYSTEM, OR NOT ON THE UPDATE SYSTEM (BUT LESS THAN 1 YEAR OLD)***

Several Teaching Assistants are required to join a supportive and inclusive Post-16 education setting in Haringey.
This is an excellent opportunity for experienced Teaching Assistants, SEN TAs, Learning Support Assistants and Support Workers who are passionate about helping young people develop their confidence, independence and life skills.
The RoleYou will support Post-16 students with additional needs both in and outside the classroom, providing 1:1 and small-group support.

The right candidates will need to be confident providing Personal Care and comfortable supporting students who may display challenging behaviour. You will need to remain calm, patient and consistent while building positive relationships and helping students engage with learning.
Your responsibilities will include:

Supporting Post-16 students with additional needs
Providing Personal Care when required
Supporting students who display challenging behaviour
Providing 1:1 and small-group learning support
Encouraging independence, communication and social development
Supporting daily routines and life skills
Working closely with teaching and pastoral teams
Following individual support, behaviour and safeguarding plans
Helping create a safe, positive and inclusive environmentWe Are Looking ForThe ideal candidate will be:

An experienced Teaching Assistant, SEN TA, LSA or Support Worker
Confident supporting young people with additional needs
Comfortable providing Personal Care
Experienced or confident in managing challenging behaviour
Calm, patient and resilient
Able to build positive and trusting relationships
Reliable, professional and consistent
Passionate about helping young people achieve greater independenceExperience working with SEN, autism, learning difficulties, complex needs, behaviour or Personal Care would be highly advantageous.

Why Apply?
Several positions available
Long-term opportunities
Supportive and inclusive working environment
Meaningful work supporting young people into adulthood
Excellent experience within Post-16 SEN education
Opportunities to develop your SEN, behaviour and pastoral experience
Excellent transport links across North and East LondonExcellent Transport LinksThe setting is easily accessible from:
White Hart Lane • Bruce Grove • Seven Sisters • Stamford Hill • Stoke Newington • Rectory Road • Hackney Downs • London Fields • Cambridge Heath • Bethnal Green • Liverpool Street

There are also direct Victoria line connections from:
Finsbury Park • Highbury & Islington • King's Cross St Pancras • Euston • Warren Street • Oxford Circus • Green Park • Victoria • Vauxhall • Stockwell • Brixton

???? Generous Referral Scheme
Know a great TA who is looking for their next role? Refer them to us!

We offer a generous referral scheme for successful referrals. So if you know an experienced TA, SEN TA, LSA or Support Worker who would be a good fit, get in touch and you could earn a referral bonus