SEN Teaching Assistant – Bath

THE POSITION: SEN Teaching Assistant – Bath

Are you an experienced Teaching Assistant with a passion for supporting young people with special educational needs?

Prospero Teaching are currently recruiting for an SEN Teaching Assistant to join a specialist SEN School in Bath, working with children with complex learning difficulties.

The school are in need of an experienced TA to join them on a long-term basis to provide 1:1 and general support to their pupils. We are looking for individuals who have strong behaviour management skills and the ability to quickly establish and maintain positive relationships with pupils, effectively reengaging them within the classroom.

The successful applicant will be involved in supporting the delivery of the school’s curriculum, in line with the school’s individual policies. The main focus is to facilitate learning across the broad curriculum and promote positive and appropriate relationships with peers. The candidate will be involved in the delivery of numeracy, literacy, communication skills, topic-based project work, life skills, physical education, drama, music, art, craft, and therapies etc.

As a TA at the school, you will be working with students aged 4-19 with SEMH needs, and all students have Educational Health Care Plans, so prior experience within this field is essential.

Prospero Teaching now provide free Team Teach training to all new Teaching Support staff. Contact Abbie on 01173322575 / to book your space on the next available course.

VACANCY DETAILS:

• Location: Bath
• Position: SEN Teaching Assistant
• Contract: long-term, temp-to-perm
• Hours: full-time, 8.30am – 4.30pm
• Start Date: January 2023
• Pay Rate: from £80 per day

EXPERIENCE, TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must be Team Teach trained – Prospero Teaching can offer this
• Experience working with students with Special Educational Needs (ideally in an SEN setting)
• Strong behaviour management skills and the capability to engage with students
• Resilient, charismatic and compassionate
• Up to date Safeguarding training issued in the last year – Prospero can provide this

TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS ROLE THROUGH PROSPERO TEACHING, YOU MUST:

• Hold Right to Work in the UK
• Hold an enhanced child barred list DBS certificate registered with the online update service or be willing to process a new application
• Provide two professional references

Prospero Teaching is acting as an employment business/education recruitment agency in relation to this vacancy. The successful candidate will be required to register with Prospero Teaching in order to fill this vacancy.

Proud to be listed in the Times as one of ‘The Best Companies To Work For’, Prospero Teaching is an innovative and forward-thinking recruitment agency. With over two decades of experience, our education consultants work hard to find you the most suitable role, from a wide range of teaching jobs across the UK, in thousands of excellent schools, academies, and nurseries. We are an APSCO-audited education agency, and our awards for excellence demonstrate our commitment to high-quality service and best practice.