SEN Teaching Assistant – SEND school

Your new company

Desian Education are proud to be working in partnership with a well-established and highly regarded full cohort SEND school in Chester as they are looking to appoint a reliable and motivated teaching assistant for a temporary to permanent contract. This role will be starting after the Easter holidays and will last the remainder of the academic year, with a permanent contract guaranteed for the right individual.

Your new role

This is an extremely supportive SEND specialist school that supports pupils between the ages of 2 – 19 with a variety of complex and profound SEND such as ASD, non-verbal, PMLD, and more. You will be joining an extremely supportive year 3 class with the full support of an experienced teacher and 4 teaching assistants. You will offer 1:1 support to a pupil with ASD and non-verbal that is new to the school and is struggle to integrate due to a change in their routine. You will support them throughout the school day, meeting them at the school gate and walking them back to their parents/guardians at the end of the day. You will:

• Advocate for them throughout the day
• Implement positive behaviour strategies: traffic light systems, sensory rooms, etc
• Integrate into new pupil groups
• Use Makaton, PECs and basic SALT to support speech
• Work in collaboration with external specialists

What you need to succeed

• Full “Right to Work” in the UK
• Referenceable experience supporting SEND
• Referenceable experience supporting children and young people
• Be willing to undergo an Enhanced Children’s DBS check

What you’ll get in return

If you are successful in your application, you will receive:

• Full support and dedication of an experienced and dedicated consultant
• Competitive rate of pay
• Full holiday entitlement
• Company pension scheme
• Long-term contract
• Possible permanent contract
• Free training