Job Description

Position: Special Educational Needs (SEN) Teaching Assistant

Location: Openshaw

Contract Type: Full-Time, Ongoing

Salary: £85-£105 per day

Start Date: January 2025

About Us:

Educate GM and our partner school are committed to providing an inclusive and nurturing learning environment for all our students. We pride ourselves on offering a supportive and enriching experience that encourages personal growth and academic success. We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate SEN Teaching Assistant to join our thriving team and help make a positive difference in our students’ lives.

About The Role:

As a SEN Teaching Assistant, you will support students with a range of learning needs, physical and emotional, ensuring they get the best out of their learning and play. You will help set up lessons, implement personalised learning strategies, and provide one-to-one or small-group interventions to students, bearing their specific needs in mind.

Key Responsibilities:

* Support students with SEN needs in both individual and group settings.

* Assist with planning and delivering learning activities.

* Monitor and track student progress, providing feedback to teachers and parents.

* Provide personal care and support for students as required.

* Ensure each student gets the best learning out of each school day.

Skills and Experience Required:

* Experience working with SEN Children.

* Level 1 – Level 3 Teaching Assistant Qualification.

* Excellent communication skills.

* Patience, empathy, and a genuine passion for working with children.

* Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.

* A positive attitude.

All candidates must have:

* A valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS)

* Your CV must cover the last 10 years of employment history where possible, and any employment breaks must be explained

* Legal right to work in the UK

* 2 professional references

Benefits:

* A supportive and friendly working environment.

* Make a difference in SEN children’s school lives.

* Opportunities for professional development.

About Us:

Educate GM recruits top education talent and in return offers top rates of pay. Covering the whole of Greater Manchester, working with both Primary, Secondary & Specialist schools, we resource outstanding teaching and support staff for schools within the community. ​We aim to provide an honest, engaging and quality-driven service to schools, which ensures the highest standards are maintained whilst also delivering bespoke support.

Our team is made up of experienced and highly regarded education consultants and senior leaders, who all have a wealth of experience within the education recruitment sector. ​The foundations of our success are the strong relationships that we have with our schools and school support workforce. All our school support staff are very much a part of our education community and an integral part of the Educate GM team