SEN Teaching assistant

Overview

SEN Teaching Assistant — 1:1 support in Year 1 with a child with SEMH

Working in Year 1, you will be supporting a child with SEMH who has experienced trauma. The child follows an individualized timetable with frequent movement breaks between tasks. They can display challenging behaviour when dysregulated; training will be given to manage this. The school is looking for someone reliable who can commit to five days a week to give the child consistency, and who has initiative and the ability to use a range of strategies to engage and redirect the child to positive choices.

You should maintain clear expectations while adopting a positive approach.

This one-form-entry Church of England primary school has a warm, family-oriented atmosphere where all staff know the children and their families by name, fostering a secure and nurturing environment for learning. With a strong Christian ethos and close ties to the local church, the school places a high value on community and mutual respect.

• Experience as a Teaching Assistant
• Ability to support a child with SEMH/trauma; training will be provided
• Reliability to commit to five days per week
• Ability to use a range of strategies to engage and redirect the child to positive choices

If you’re an experienced Teaching Assistant looking to join a close-knit school community with a supportive team, this could be the perfect opportunity for you!

We have a policy to respond to all applications within three working days. However, due to the volume of applications, we are sometimes unable to reply to individual enquiries. If we have not contacted you within this specified time, your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Philosophy Education is a Recruitment Business and is advertising this vacancy on behalf of one of its clients.