SEN Teaching Assistant – SEMH Provision

Desian Education are proud to be supporting a mainstream secondary school in Warrington that is easily accessible via public transport as they require an experienced and motivated teaching assistant to support pupils within a mixed KS3 & KS4 designated provision on a full-time temporary basis from September. Subject to funding, this position will last the entirety of the academic year.

This is an extremely rewarding opportunity where you will play an integral part in the education and emotional well-being of a select group of pupils with SEMH due to previous trauma.

Your new role:

As a teaching assistant within this school, you will be joining the internal SEN team, working in collaboration with the class teacher and SENCO to promote the well-being, emotional regulation and attendance of pupils with SEMH. Due to previous trauma, each pupil has an individual EHCP, behaviour plan and diagnosis of SEMH, due to their needs they will at times promote complex challenging behaviours and try to abscond, not due to a lack of support or personal attack, but a means of communication, a cry out for help, or as a coping mechanism. You will play an integral part in the education, attendance and emotional-wellbeing of these pupils by:

• Use of trauma informed approaches
• Implementing an array of positive behaviour strategies and adapting to best suit individual personalities and responses
• Working in collaboration with ELSA’s and external professionals
• Promote attendance and liaise with parents/guardians
• Hold interventions and boosters in core subjects
• Build strong constructive relationships with pupils by treating them as the individual they are, actively listening to them and taking a key interest in them

What you need to succeed:

• Full “Right to Work” in the UK
• Relevant referenceable classroom experience
• Experience supporting SEN, SEMH is essential
• A passion for supporting disadvantaged young people
• An Enhanced Children’s DBS certificate or willingness to obtain
• Be able to commit to a full-time long-term contract consisting of 32.5 hours per week

What you’ll get in return:

• Free training
• Long-term contract
• Refer a Friend scheme
• Competitive rate of pay
• Full holiday entitlement
• Company pension scheme
• Access to exclusive vacancies