Teaching Assistant

**Teaching Assistant
- Northwest London**
- Working hours 9 am - 3 pm - Work around the school run or your studies
- Brent / Barnet / Harrow
- £76 per day / £14 per hour - Pay As You Earn (PAYE); Weekly Payment
- ASAP Start - full academic year and beyond; term-time only
- Are you a Teaching Assistant? Are you looking for a meaningful career that works around your family life? Or perhaps you require a shorter working day to work alongside your studies?_
- Do you have a passion and talent for supporting children and young people with additional learning needs and complex mental health needs?_
- Are you keen to make a difference in the lives of children and young people whilst building your experience and furthering your career in SEN/SEMH (Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs)?_

Parker Smith Inclusion is working with a Northwest London SEMH School looking for passionate, hard-working individuals who want to help make a change in supporting children with SEMH. This school is looking for people who are aspiring to work in the education sector and work 1:1 or in a group with children who are struggling in school because they have experience things such as neglect, trauma and much more. You could become a Teaching Assistant and become a role model for them and so many other young children.

**Teaching Assistant requirements**
- Essential - Passion for working with young people who require additional support to access education and social development
- Essential - Resilience, patience, calm manner
- Essential - Ability to build strong and meaningful relationships
- Essential - enthusiastic, dedicated, reliable
- Beneficial - Youth Mentor/Worker experience
- Beneficial - Experience of working with Autism, ADHD, sensory processing difficulties and learning difficulties, or experience with SEMH, trauma, sensory processing, social communication

**What you can expect in this Teaching Assistant Role**

You will become part of the school's support team; your role is essential to the development of the children in your care. This is a dedicated school team led by an experienced and approachable headteacher who values his staff's wellbeing.

The school is a positive place for children who have attachment disorders, and psychiatric conditions which make emotional attachments to others very difficult.

Children with attachment disorders are likely to struggle academically, socially, emotionally, and behaviourally; therefore, patience, consistency, and resilience are essential for this work.

This role requires a patient and resilient Behaviour Mentor to work with very challenging and sometimes physically challenging behaviour.

For aspiring Teachers, Pastoral Workers, Child Psychologists, Educational Psychologists, Clinical Psychologists, Occupational Therapists, SALTs, Counsellors, and Social Workers, these positions will offer a relevant and vital experience for your chosen career path

You will have an opportunity to make a huge social impact, as a Mentor you will change the path of someone’s life

**Pay**

We understand that pay is extremely important, and it must be clear and simple For that reason, we have chosen to pay our staff via PAYE only. Quoted rates are gross pay and your pay will never involve employer's NI deductions or admin fees.

This is a day rate based on 9 - 3 working hours £76 per day/£14 per hour

Again, we are happy to help you with any rates queries, just ask us

**Interested in hearing more about being a Teaching Assistant?**

If you are not contacted within 5 working days, unfortunately, you have been unsuccessful for this role. However, we will keep your CV and you are welcome to contact us to discuss your SEND career development.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Temporary contract, Temp to perm, Graduate, Permanent

**Salary**: £75.00-£90.00 per day

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Company pension
- Free or subsidised travel
- On-site parking
- Private medical insurance

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Brent: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)