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Special Needs Teaching Assistant

£93 - £105 per day
Full-time
West Sussex

Special Needs Teaching Assistant (SEN TA)

West Sussex – Education – SEN – Special Needs Teaching Assistant – £93-105

Are you wanting to make a difference for children and young people with Special Needs?

This Special Educational Needs school based in Burgess Hill are looking for a compassionate and dedicated Special Needs Teaching Assistant (SEN TA) to support children and young people with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) in a rewarding school environment.

This SEN TA role is a great way to kick start your career within the SEN/SEMH sector. With this role in Burgess Hill, you will have the chance to work closely aside and network with a range of professionals, such as, Therapists and Counsellors. This is an amazing opportunity to get your ‘foot in the door’, whilst gaining first-hand experience and expanding your knowledge and skillsets. If you are looking for career progression routes that include SEN Teacher, Speech and Language Therapists, and Occupational Therapy, and many more, then this job in Burgess Hill is for you!

Special Needs children and young people face multiple barriers in their day-to-day life, including trauma, marginalisation and disadvantage, low educational achievement and social stigma. With this Special Needs Teaching Assistant role based in Burgess Hill, you will be an essential part of the pupils school life as with your consistency, you will provide them with invaluable help so they learn as much as they can, progress as far as they can and accomplish as much as they.

Job role and responsibilities for a SEN TA:

* Assist the class teacher with the learning experience
* Provide dedicated support to pupils with learning, physical, sensory, or behavioural challenges
* Ability to build trusted and effective relationships with the pupils
* Willing to do 1:1 and small group support and work with pupils
* Follow the safeguarding guidelines and implement them in the classroom
* Have good communication and interpersonal skills
* Be a good listener with a compassionate and caring approach
* Needs to attend staff meetings and complete relevant CPD
* Able to commute to Burgess Hill

**Start date September, trial days taking place to ensure the role and school is right for you
**Fantastic on-site training, support and CPD is provided to ensure safeguarding of all pupils
**Monday to Friday, 08:30 to 15:30, PAYE, term time only
**£93-£105 per day
**You MUST have right to work in the UK in order to apply - no Visa sponsorship

* Candidates registering with Academics will need to have or apply for an Enhanced DBS and/or overseas police check where appropriate
* Apply now or contact Maddy Thatcher at Academics if interested in the Special Needs Teaching Assistant role:
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Vacancy posted 7 days ago
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