Send Teaching Assistant

Flourish Education are seeking an SEND Teaching Assistant to support within a 2-form entry, ‘Good’ rated Primary School in Gloucester. This school operates using the ‘Thrive’ approach, this approach supports both pupils and employee’s mental health and supports children with behavioural difficulties and low attendance within the school.

Our client is seeking a SEND Teaching Assistant to support a child on a 1-1 basis with complex needs and challenging behaviour, this would be a long-term, full-time role starting immediately until the end of the academic year.

The Responsibilities of this SEND Teaching Assistant Role, include:

• Support children with complex needs and challenging behaviour across Key Stage 1 (KS1) and Key Stage 2 (KS2)
• Work closely with the class teacher to deliver tailored support for individual students
• Assist in the planning and delivery of engaging lessons within the National Curriculum
• Provide additional support in both small group and 1:1 settings
• Promote an inclusive and positive learning environment, ensuring each child’s needs are met

Required Skills and Experience:

• Previous experience as a SEND Teaching Assistant in a Primary School is essential
• Knowledge of the National Curriculum and Key Stage 1 (KS1) and Key Stage 2 (KS2)
• Experience in supporting children with special educational needs, complex needs, and challenging behaviour
• Level 2 or Level 3 qualification in Childcare or Education
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work as part of a team

Working as a SEND Teaching Assistant for Flourish Education also offers you other excellent benefits, including:

• £85.02 to £98.41 per day, which equates to £16,578.90 to £19,189.95 per annum based on working 5 days a week for a full school year
• The option of PAYE or Umbrella
• Holiday Pay – for PAYE candidates, 12.07% of your day rate is accrued into your holiday pot
• Pension Contributions
• Free KCSIE compliant Safeguarding and Prevent Duty Training, inclusive of modules relating to legislation, FGM, and abuse
• £100 welcome to the team bonus
• Refer a Friend bonus scheme
• Regular contact throughout the registration process and once you are at work

This position is based in Gloucester, which is easily commutable from nearby areas such as Cheltenham, Stroud, Tewkesbury, and Cirencester. The school has excellent transport links and offers onsite parking for staff.

Interested? Apply now or contact Rebecca Stanton for more information. We look forward to hearing from you.

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Flourish Education Ltd is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects every candidate to share this commitment. All candidates are subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. Flourish Education is acting as an employment and business agency.

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Flourish Education have been building strong relationships with educational establishments and top talent since 2010; supplying teachers, teaching assistants and non-teaching staff into schools, colleges, children's centres and nurseries across the West Midlands. We recognise that every school has their own unique culture, community and specific recruitment challenges and by understanding the needs of the schools we work with and getting to know our candidates, we are able to match the right candidate to the right school. Whether you are looking for daily supply, long term or a permanent teaching position, we are the first choice education recruitment agency for Teachers & Teaching Assistants across the West Midlands. We are currently recruiting for Teachers, Early Career Teachers (ECT), Teaching Assistants (TA’s), Learning Support Practitioners, Learning Support Assistants, Head Teachers, Assistant Principals, Senior Leadership Team (SLT) members, experienced School Administrators, Bursars, Caretakers and Lunchtime Supervisors to join our team in Birmingham, Dudley, Sandwell, Telford and Wrekin, Wolverhampton, Worcester and Walsall.

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