Speech and Language Teaching Assistant

Speech and Language Teaching Assistant – Blackburn – January start

Are you a passionate SEN Teaching Assistant looking for your next challenge within an alternative provision in Blackburn?

Are you an experienced Support worker looking to make the switch to education with more regular and term time hours?

Have you got experience supporting people with Speech and Language difficulties?

This is an excellent opportunity for a recent Gradate looking to pursue a career within education!

The role would include:
-One to one or small group support for a child or children with Speech and Language difficulties.
-Very challenging behaviour
-The children will need to be supervised throughout the day

The school is based in Blackburn and has a warm and welcoming team.

CONTRACT / POSITION DETAILS:

* Location Blackburn
* Position – Teaching Assistant
* Start date 6th January 2025
* End date – 18th July 2025
* Full time
* The minimum rate of pay – GBP85 per day
* Hours 8:15am 4pm.

EXPERIENCE, TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS

– Previous SEN experience with young people, ideally speech & language
– Previous experience supporting young people who can display challenging behaviour
– Up to date Safeguarding training issued in the last year (essential, however training is provided)

– Up to date Prevent awareness training issued in the last 3 years (essential, however, training is provided)
– Up to date FGM & Behaviour management training issued (essential, training is provided)

TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS ROLE THROUGH PROSPERO TEACHING, YOU MUST:

– Hold Right to Work in the UK
– Hold an enhanced DBS certificate registered with the online update service or be willing to process a new application
– Provide a minimum of two professional references

Unfortunately, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Prospero Teaching is able to offer the successful candidate:

Free, accredited continued professional development courses including safeguarding and behaviour management Heres a link to our free accredited online CPD courses

In-house Training and Development Team

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.