SEN Teaching Assistant

Are you passionate about having a positive impact in childrens' lives?

Are you a recent graduate eager to begin your career in education?

Or perhaps an experienced Learning Support Assistant (LSA) seeking a new challenge in a supportive SEN environment?

We are looking for Teaching Assistants/Learning Support Assistants to join our team to support schools across Croydon and the surrounding areas. This is within both mainstream and SEN schools.

These role could be short term day to day, covering an entire term or longer term contracts also. We work with a variety of specialist schools with needs from ADD, SEMH, ASD, ADHD, PMLD, MLD and SLD.

We are seeking someone who has a passion for supporting SEN children and an ability to support pupils in both 1:1 and group settings.

Day to day you will be:

• Provide a safe and nurturing environment
• Build positive relationships with the child
• Supporting to explain and complete tasks
• Tailor educational activities to meet each child's unique needs, ensuring they receive the best possible learning experience.
• Work alongside teachers, therapists, and other professionals to implement personalised education plans.
• Communicating with parents
• Promoting the general wellbeing of the children
• Observe and assess the pupils progress and be able to report back to the classroom teacher and parents

We are looking for someone with:

• Strong communication, patience, and adaptability to cater to varying need
• A brilliant team player
• Previous work with children with special educational needs is advantageous but not mandatory. A genuine passion for supporting children is essential
• A genuine passion for working with children
• A positive, can-do attitude

Why apply through NextGen?

• A supportive team including a team of consultants with over 27 years experience within recruitment and a dedicated compliance team to support you through the process.
• A honest and approachable consultant who will give you advice on the process, the market and more.
• A tailored job search - we will do a pro-active search for you focusing on your desired type of work (perm,temp,supply) as well as the locations and any other factors. So if school on this advert in particular is not right for you or unsuccessful, you will still be supported!

If you are interested in this role, please apply now to find out more!

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