Teaching Assistant – Stockport

SEND Teaching Assistant

Type: Temp to Permanent contract, term time only

Hours: Monday to Friday, 8.30am – 4pm (35 hours per week)

Perm Salary: £14,856 – £15,974 per annum + benefits

Role Summary

Our client provide education and care for children and young people with severe, profound and complex learning difficulties and disabilities, sensory impairments, communication disorders and autism.

We are recruiting talented Teaching Assistants for our outstanding (Ofsted) School and College who want to make a real difference to the day to day learning of their students! These active roles will involve working with students on 1 to 1 basis supporting their learning and providing any additional support including personal care needs, mobility, daily routine support and communication.

The age range of our pupils is 2 – 18 years old. Experience in a Teaching Assistant role in a SEN environment with children with complex needs is preferred but not essential. If you are passionate about providing learning and support, have the right attitude and share our values, then we’d like to hear from you!

Requirements
* GCSE English and Maths (grade A-C) or level 2 equivalent is a requirement for these positions.
* Desired experience supporting students or special needs
* Some students may present challenging behaviour, so similar experience is advantageous but not essential, although all candidates should be comfortable working in this type of environment.
* These are physically demanding roles with a requirement to keep up with the active students who may like to run, use our adapted bikes and go in the swimming pool.

Benefits once on contract with the school

Pension scheme, life assurance, on site gym, employee assistance and well being programmes, cycle scheme, free parking and lots more.

Position Details:

• Location – Cheadle, Stockport
• Position – Teaching Assistant
• Type of work – 1:1 work with children and young adults with complex needs and PMLD
• Duration / Likely Duration – Temp – Perm
• Rate of pay – Minimum rate of pay on temp contract £75 per day
• Hours – 8:30 am – 4pm : Mon – Fri (term time only)

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