SEN Teaching Assistant for PRU Unit Bridgwater

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THE POSITION:

We are looking for someone with considerable experience to work closely with children in a PRU Unit. The opportunity is full-time and long-term and will be supporting the child on an ongoing basis following completion of a successful trial period at the school.

For this position as an SEN Teaching Assistant, you will be required to provide 1:1 support to students and also provide general support to other students in the classroom where necessary. The successful applicant will have considerable experience working 1:1 with children with special educational needs and challenging behaviour and will have ideally hold relevant SEND qualifications and training.

You must hold an Enhanced Child DBS on the Update Service or be willing to apply for a new one to be considered for this position.

VACANCY DETAILS:

• Location: Bridgwater
• Position: 1:1 SEN Teaching Assistant
• Contract: Long-term
• Hours: Full-time – 8:30-3:30 Monday to Friday
• Start Date: September 2022
• Pay Rate: £65/day minimum

EXPERIENCE, TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS

• A level of understanding about childcare and special educational needs – essential
• SEN experience – essential
• Previous experience working with children – essential
• Autism/ASD Training – desirable
• BSL – desirable
• Autism/ASD Experience – highly desirable
• Teaching Assistant Qualifications – desirable
• Up to date Safeguarding training issued in the last year – Prospero can offer this training

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 child related references

Other 

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.

Prospero Teaching is able to offer the successful candidate:

• Free, accredited continued professional development courses including safeguarding and behaviour management
• In-house Training and Development Team

If you have a friend, who you think would be interested in this Tutoring role, then please refer them to us and you could earn £150 from our Refer a Friend scheme.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. For more information about the role or how Prospero Teaching can help you secure your next role, contact Becky at the Bristol branch on 0117 3746 555 or email your CV to Beckyw@prosperoteaching.com.

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.