SEN Teaching Assistant

Long-term Teachers are working with a well respected special school in Cheltenham looking for an enthusiastic and confident TA to join the team on a full-time (can be flexible) basis from September. The school look after students with a range of special needs & disabilities aged 4-16.

You could be working anywhere within the school for general class support.  Qualifications are not essential, however, experience/interest with pupils with complex special educational needs is preferred. If you are enthusiastic, motivated and aim to enhance the educational experience of the pupils that you work with then please read the below

Position Details:

• Role: SEND Teaching Assistant
• Start Date: September
• Location: Cheltenham
• Contract: Full-time (can be part-time)

Key Responsibilities:

• To ensure the school can achieve its core purpose in providing the best possible educational outcomes for all learners.
• To ensure all aspects of safeguarding are fully undertaken in co-operation with all stakeholders.
• To support teaching staff with their responsibility for the development and education of pupils with moderate, severe and/or profound and multiple learning difficulties.
• To support pupils in accessing the curriculum provided by the school.
• Supervise the activities of the individual and to ensure their safety and to facilitate their physical and emotional development.
• Give positive encouragement, feedback and praise to reinforce and sustain the individual's efforts and develop self-esteem.
• Support the pupils in developing social skills both in and out of the classroom.
• Monitor the progress of individual pupils and report on this to the class teacher as appropriate.
• Consistently and effectively follow the agreed Personal Support Plans and where appropriate, to know and apply positive handling techniques.
• Promote good pupil behaviour, dealing promptly with conflicts and incidents and encouraging pupils to take responsibility for their own behaviour in line with established school policies.
• Support pupils with personal care and medical needs where appropriate; including completing gastrostomy competency training if required. 

Requirements:

• Experience working within SEN (ideally complex needs
• Commitment to the protection and safeguarding of children and young people 
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to form good relationships with pupils, colleagues and other professionals 
• Must enjoy working as part of a team, be adaptable and supportive of colleagues
• A high standard of professional pride and a good work ethic
• The ability to show sensitivity and objectivity in dealing with confidential issues whilst maintaining confidentiality
• The resilience and flexibility to work in a friendly and rewarding, but extremely challenging school environment
• The ability to meet the physical demands required of the job
• The ability to remain calm under pressure when dealing with difficult situations
• A commitment to supporting the school's aims and objectives
• A willingness to work with any age group, ability and need within the school

Working with Long Term Teachers:

We are an independent agency working with Nurseries, Primary, Secondary and Special Schools.

LTT was founded with the aim of creating a genuine, transparent and straightforward service to help candidates secure their next role. We place a huge emphasis on delivering an exceptional service where you will be supported, listened to and valued throughout.

Your dedicated consultant will invest time to understand your experience, skill-set and what your ideal role looks like. You will have frequent updates with your progress through compliance, applications for specific roles as well as receiving additional information on roles which we feel may be of interest to you.

We are proud members of the REC and we have the highest standard of compliance. Working with us means you will get the very best support and guidance through the clearance process from your own specific point of contact from our in-house compliance team.