SEMH Teaching Assistant

SEMH Teaching Assistant - Wantage

Year 5 - Pupil Referral Unit - Teaching Support Assistant

KS1 to KS2

Start date: 03/02/2025

Pay: £83.33 - £90 per day

Do you need a change from your current role? Do you have experience with SEMH, ADHD, ASD, Dyslexia, Challenging Behaviour in a primary school or similar settings? A Primary school based in East Challow, Wantage needs a permanent Year 5 SEMH Teaching Assistant, to work within their PRU/SEN unit. To offer and work closely with the SENCO to devise EHCPs, offer intervention. Year 5 is in high demand for expanding the SEN team, as they have 30% of the year group SEN diagnosed or suspected SEN.

• Permanent
• Pupil Referral Unit (PRU)
• February 2025 start
• Year 5 - ages 7 - 11 years
• Monday - Friday, 08:30am - 3:15pm
• Term time only
• East Challow, Wantage - excellent transport links, great for candidates in: Grove, East Challow and Arlington.

Essential requirements:

• Up to date enhance DBS Check
• At least 1 years SEN childcare experience (preferred)
• Safeguarding children certificate

SEMH Teaching Assistant Responsibilities:

• Close classroom support/ teacher support the children with their learning tasks to maximise their progress.
• Facilitating the students with integration and social integration.
• Lesson/classroom plan preparation, maintaining a well-organised, tidy and stimulating classroom environment.
• Hold skills to identify safeguarding/behavioural issues, provide feedback to the teacher and SEMH Teaching Assistant team.
• Successfully supervise the East Challow, Wantage students, "Team Teach" experience is desirable. Activities may be physically intervene to support a child, to avoid dangerous behaviours.

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