LSA​/TA​/Care Assistant​/SEND Support Worker

Overview

✨Entry Level LSA/TA/Care Assistant/SEND Support Worker
- Required now!✨

• Do you want to make a difference?
• Are you passionate about working with children or vulnerable adults with special needs?
• Do you have a social care background?
• Or even had personal experience supporting SEND?

If so, we would love to hear from you!

Protocol Education are looking to recruit a learning support assistant/teaching assistant to join an Outstanding Special Needs school in Witham.

The students that attend the school have a variety of special needs, including Autism and SLD. Therefore, personal care is required as part of this role. Many of the students are non-verbal, so strong communication is also important. A strong desire to assist in this area is required, but no experience is necessary!

All staff work to inspire, motivate, challenge and support each pupil, no matter what their individual needs may be. A friendly and positive approach to teaching and learning, as well as the ability to quickly build up strong relationships and rapport with individual children is important.

This is a long-term, full-time position so we are looking for candidates to be available 5 days a week between the hours of 8:30am-15:30pm.

If you have a real passion for supporting children with special needs and think this role sounds right for you then please apply now!

• Provide support as a Learning Support Assistant/Teaching Assistant to students with special needs in an Outstanding Special Needs school.
• Support students with Autism and SLD; assist with personal care where required; facilitate communication, including for non-verbal students.
• Inspire, motivate, challenge and support each pupil; maintain a friendly and positive approach to teaching and learning; build relationships with individual children.
• Fulfil a long-term, full-time role available 5 days a week between 8:30am and 15:30pm.

• All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role; please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for details.
• Safeguarding:
  Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and undertakes checks in line with the DfE guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education; this may include an online search on shortlisted applicants.
• DBS checks and/or DBS Update Service as part of appointment process; free online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training provided to workers.
• Pay rates quoted include 12.07% statutory holiday pay; temporary position with possible later permanent opportunities.

Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education; this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.

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