Special Needs Teaching Assistant (Mainstream Secondary)

SEMH TA:

Prospero Teaching are looking for a SEN Teaching Assistant to support young people within the SEN Department of a lovely secondary school in St Helens.
You will be supporting students who need additional support and are disengaged with mainstream education.
Often the students supported within the department will have autism, ADHD, SEMH, or trauma, and are disengaged from mainstream education.

You must have experience working with children who display challenging behaviours, preferably with de-escalation training. The ideal candidate will be empathetic, understanding and keen to support young people who need that little bit extra. You must be confident working on a 1-1 basis and be comfortable dealing with students who may display more complex or challenging behaviours.

Contract Details:

• Role: Secondary TA (SEN)
• Location: St Helens
• Hours: 0830:1530 (during term time)
• Rate of pay: £95 – £105 per day (dependant on experience)
• Type of work: Temporary
• Full time/part time: Full time only
• Start date: 01/09/2025
• Duration: Ongoing

Experience, Training and Qualifications:

• Up to date Safeguarding training in the last year (can be provided if needed)
• Previous experience with Team Teach training, or willing to be trained in it
• Previous experience working as a Teaching Assistant is preferred

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 references

OTHER

By registering with Prospero Teaching, you will be working with a team of dedicated professionals with a wealth of educational experience to help you find your next career move.

In addition, you will also benefit from

• access to free accredited training courses for teachers and support staff, ensuring you are able to continue your professional development
• support with interview preparations so you’re fully prepared and confident to interview for your next role
• support with lesson planning and classroom management to support you to create stimulating and varied lessons
• a generous recommend a friend referral scheme

Prospero Teaching is acting as an employment business in relation to this vacancy. The successful candidate will be required to register with Prospero Teaching in order to fill this vacancy. Ideally, you will already have a full DBS on the update service but if not, we can process a new one.

Contract/Position Details:

Job Reference:

VR/1004133

Location:

England, St Helens

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