Job Description

SEN Teaching Assistant

Specialist SEMH School

KS3 / KS4

Croydon

ongoing contract

An exciting opportunity has arisen for strong SEN Teaching Assistant to join a well-run specialist school for children and young people with Social Emotional and Mental Health needs in Croydon.

The Role

In this role you will be supporting secondary age pupils experiencing behavioural, emotional or learning difficulties, and/or social communication difficulties including ASD, SEMH and other learning needs. You will be supporting children on a 1:1 or group basis across academic classes, therapy sessions and on trips.  You will work with the class teacher to  support assessment and evidencing learning and create stimulating learning environments including resources and displays.  The role is varied, and you will need to be adaptable, able to cope in a high-pressure environment and deal with constantly changing priorities.

The school are ideally looking for a teaching assistant with previous experience and a dedicated approach to fulfilling the needs of pupils. You must have the ability to motivate pupils towards high achievement is essential. Excellent teamwork, classroom and communication skills are vital. Applications are welcomed from new and existing teaching assistants who have an energy and passion for working with children with complex needs.

The School

This behaviour-based Multi-Academy Trust of special schools offers exceptional education and support for traumatised children and young people with SEMH, autism and challenging behaviour. The school has an established and experienced leadership team and a dedicated team of teachers, support staff and therapists. There is a approach where traditional learning is integrated with arts based therapy including art, drama and music. The school offers staff good opportunities for personal and career development. The school is accessible by car and public transport

To apply for this role you must have:

GCSE English and Maths at grade C or above.

a high level of communication skills and the ability to relate positively to children and adults.

the ability to use relevant technology/equipment

We have a policy to respond to all applications within three working days. However, because of the volume of applications, we are sometimes unable to reply to individual enquiries. If we have not contacted you within this specified time your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Philosophy Education is a Recruitment Business and is advertising this vacancy on behalf of one of its clients