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Flourish Education are recruiting for an SEN Teaching Assistant to support in a Small Primary School in Kings Norton. This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a small school, providing support for students with Autism, and demand avoidance.

Our client is seeking an SEN Teaching Assistant to work in a Year 3 Class, supporting a group of children with Autism and demand avoidance. The ideal candidate would be able to build strong relationships with the children and support them with their class work.

This role would be a full-time, long-term role, starting ASAP and continuing for the full academic year.

The responsibilities of this SEN Teaching Assistant Role:

• Supporting students with SEN, including Autism (ASD) and demand avoidance in a Primary School setting
• Assisting the class teacher in delivering lessons aligned with the National Curriculum for Key Stage 2 (KS2)
• Providing one-on-one support for children with SEN.
• Managing demand avoidance and helping students develop positive coping strategies
• Encouraging social interaction and promoting a positive learning environment

Required Skills and Experience:

• Previous experience working as a TA in a UK Primary School
• Experience with SEN, including Autism (ASD) and demand avoidance.
• Understanding of the National Curriculum in Key Stage 2 (KS2)
• Level 2 or Level 3 Teaching Assistant qualification
• Experience in working with children with SEN in a mainstream setting

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

• £85.02 to £98.41 a day, equating 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 SEND Teaching Assistant position is based in Kings Norton, easily commutable from Northfield, Kings Heath, Stirchley, Selly Oak, Bartley Green, and Bournville. The Primary School offers onsite parking and excellent transport links from most areas of Birmingham.

Interested in making a difference as a SEND Teaching Assistant? Apply now or contact us 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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