1:1 SEN Teaching Assistant

Your new company
Hays Recruitment are proud to be supporting a Northwich-based secondary school as they are looking to recruit an experienced and reliable teaching assistant to support a pupil on a 1:1 basis. This is a long-term full-time contract starting in January.

Your new role
As a teaching assistant within this school, you will be supporting a pupil within KS3 on a 1:1 basis as they require mobility support and use a wheelchair. You will act as this pupils' main point of contact throughout the school day, offering additional support during lessons and break times to ensure that all activities are safe, inclusive and accessible. You will build a strong constructive relationship with the pupil as to ensure they reach their full academic potential and to actively encourage them to integrate into new pupil groups. During lessons, you will offer intervention and booster sessions to all pupils within the class. As your 1:1 has mobility needs, you will be required to aid with toileting, dressing, and undressing.

What you'll need to succeed
To be considered in your application, you must have full "Right to Work" in the UK as well as recent referenceable experience supporting KS3 - KS4 aged children (ages 11 - 16), as well as:

• Be comfortable with personal/intimate care
• Be able to commit to a long-term full-time contract
• Be able to offer intervention and booster subjects
• An NVQ Level 2 or equivalent Supporting Teaching and Learning qualification is advantageous but not essential

What you'll get in return
If you are successful in your application, you will receive the full support, dedication and guidance of a senior DfE accredited recruitment consultant, as well as a wide range of benefits, which include:

• Long-term contract
• Free training
• Competitive rate of pay
• Full holiday entitlement
• Company pension scheme
• Access to exclusive vacancies
• Refer a Friend scheme

What you need to do now

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