SEND Teaching Assistant

SEND Teaching Assistant

NG5

£350to £550 per week depending on experience and training

To apply you must have the right to work in the UK

About The School

The school is part of a larger trust which has specialist SEN schools around the country. The Trust also has other schools in the Nottinghamshire area.

About the role

Connex Education is working with a specialist SEND school based in Nottingham the school works with children who have ASD and other learning disabilities. The school is spilt into separate sites one for Primary and one for Secondary.

The Role will be working around the schools need for day to day supply covering sickness and internal needs. The role is ideal for people who are wanting flexibility around their work life, I have staff currently working at the school who have been there long term who love working at the school and say the school is great place to work.

Benefits of Working with Connex Education as a SEND Teaching Assistant

* Competitive daily rate.
* PAYE paid weekly
* Free access to our SEND Toolkit skills development package comprising over 19 courses.
* Funded formal qualifications, from Level 2 SEND, Level 3 Teaching and Learning, Level 4 HLTA and Level 5 TEFL
* Career progression via our Care to Classroom setting conversion course Wellbeing programme and refresher training for life in a 21st century classroom
* Trainee teacher apprenticeship opportunities

Person Specification

* Have experience of supporting pupils with in mainstream Schools, SEND Settings or care work supporting vulnerable Adults.
* Strive for excellence and go the extra mile!
* Being proactive
* Be confident in working with challenging behaviour
* Have a current DBS on the update service or willing to provide a new one
* Being able to commute to Nottingham and surrounding areas

All offers are conditional upon satisfactory background checks, including a DBS check. All appointments will be made subject to a DBS check. Connex Education Partnership is committed to a policy of equal opportunities. We respect and value cultural and religious diversity and will not discriminate based on age, gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnic origin, religion, culture, marital status or disability. Everyone is assessed on merit alone. Connex Education Partnership is an employment agency and employment business.

Connex Education Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and candidates to share this commitment. We adhere to Safer Recruitment practices in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), Working Together to Safeguard Children 2023, and other relevant legislation. All appointments are subject to rigorous pre-employment checks, including references and an enhanced DBS check.