Job Description

SEN Teaching Assistant

Location: Redhill

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: £13.51 - £14.45 per hour

Hours: 40 hours per week, Term Time only (Start time 8.15am. Finish time Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday 4.45pm, Thursday 5pm, and Friday 4pm)

Reed is excited to partner with a newly opened SEND Secondary School Redhill. This school is dedicated to supporting young people aged 11-16 who require assistance with social communication, emotional regulation, and sensory processing, typically associated with Autism. The school offers a tailored curriculum designed to meet the needs, interests, and passions of each student, ensuring every opportunity to achieve is provided.

Day-to-day of the role:

• Take responsibility for safeguarding and promoting the welfare and positive wellbeing of pupils according to the school’s policies, including safeguarding and PREVENT.
• Provide meaningful feedback on pupil behaviour, relationships, and attitudes.
• Support positive behaviour and concentration levels of the children and adapt own behaviour and responses to any change or escalations in behaviour of the children.
• Establish a positive relationship with pupils to support them in feeling safe and enabling them to enjoy and learn.
• Promote and encourage independence and personal development and maintain high expectations of behaviour at all times and support in the achievement of this.
• Implement, and when appropriate, adjust learning activities as agreed with the teacher. Reinforce learning concepts presented by teachers.
• Support learning by arranging/providing resources for lessons/activities under the direction of the teacher.
• Implement learning activities and experiences, appropriate to the class group, by supporting the delivery of a broad and balanced curriculum aiming at pupils achieving their full potential in all areas of learning.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• GCSE Maths and English qualification minimum Grade 4 or equivalent is essential.
• L2 award in supporting teaching and learning in schools or equivalent or willingness to work towards.
• Previous experience of working within a relevant SEND Provision is desirable but not essential.
• Understanding of the Safeguarding principles and Child Protection procedures.
• Experience of managing a range of approaches to behaviour, including managing behaviours that challenge.
• Experience working within education is advantageous.
• Experience of working within a multi-cultural, inclusive setting.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Opportunities for professional development in a supportive environment.
• Access to a broad and exciting curriculum tailored to meet the needs of students.
• Being part of a new school from its inception, contributing to its growth and success.

How to apply:

We would love to hear from you! To apply, please complete the online application form, making sure to include all relevant employment and education details. If you need assistance or more information, feel free to contact Georgia Haran at Reed Education for more information. 

Please note, successful applicants will undergo pre-employment safeguarding checks, including an enhanced DBS check.

Reed Education is deeply committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young adults. xbpsjku We are proud to be a disability confident and equal opportunities employer.