SEND Teaching Assistant

SEND Teaching Assistant

Primary School

September

Pay: £100 - £115 per day

Swindon

We are working closely with a number of outstanding and supportive primary schools that are actively seeking experienced and newly qualified SEND teaching assistants to join their teams. These roles focus on delivering tailored, high-quality education for pupils with a range of special educational needs, including:

• Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC)
  
  

• Speech, Language & Communication Needs
  
  

• Social, Emotional & Mental Health (SEMH)
  
  

• Moderate Learning Difficulties (MLD)
  
  

As a SEND TA, you’ll be planning and delivering differentiated lessons, working collaboratively with SENCOs, Teachers and external agencies to create a safe and stimulating environment for every child to thrive.

Responsibilities:

• Adapting lesson materials, making them accessible to pupils.

• Providing one to one support during class.

• Reinforcing learning objectives set by the teacher.

• Assisting with literacy and numerical tasks breaking them down into more manageable steps.

• Understanding the individual needs of pupils to best support them in class.

• Helping pupils transition between the resource base and mainstream schooling.

Requirements:

• Previous experience working with SEND children.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to engage with the pupil, parents and colleagues effectively.

• Patience, empathy and resilience to meet the diverse needs of students.

• Relevant qualifications and training in supporting children with SEND.

• An understanding of relevant safe guarding and child protection procedures.