SEN Teaching Assistant - Sutton

Location: Croydon
Job Type: Permanent
Industry: SEN Support Jobs
Reference: SuttonTA7.11
Salary: £83.85 - 100.00 per day + PAYE
Job Published: 14 days ago

JOB DESCRIPTION: SEN Teaching Assistant - Sutton

We are seeking an empathetic, resilient, and motivated Teaching Assistant to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will provide invaluable support to students with autism, communication difficulties, and challenging behaviours, helping them to engage with their learning and reach their full potential.

Location:

England, Greater London, Sutton

Job Type:

Permanent, Full-Time

Primary Industry:

Education and Training

Salary:

£83.85 - £100 Per week

Benefits:

PAYE

Qualifications:

Teaching Assistant Level 1,

Safeguarding

Skills:

Experience working with SEN children, Personal care, ADHD

Job Duties:

  • Provide support to SEN students in the classroom
  • Assist students with personal care needs
  • Implement individual education plans for students with special needs
  • Work closely with teachers and parents to monitor student progress
  • Support students with ADHD and other specific learning difficulties

Required Qualifications:

  • Teaching Assistant Level 1
  • Safeguarding training
  • Enahnced DBS (or qwilling to apply for one)

Experience:

  • Prior experience working with SEN children/schools
  • Experience with challenging behaviour, ADHD

Knowledge and Skills:

  • Understanding of special educational needs
  • Ability to provide personal care support
  • Familiarity with working with students with ADHD

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Additional training in specific learning difficulties

Who We're Looking For
The ideal candidate will be someone who:

  • Has experience working with children or young people with autism and challenging behaviour.
  • Is passionate about supporting children with special educational needs and helping them succeed.
  • Has a good understanding of strategies for managing challenging behaviour, de-escalation techniques, and autism-specific strategies.
  • Is patient, empathetic, and able to build positive, trusting relationships with students.
  • Can work well as part of a team and has excellent communication skills.

Working Conditions:

  • Full-time position based in Sutton
  • Work within a school setting
  • PAYE benefits and competitive salary
  • Full time school hours (8:30-15:30)

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.

All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.

Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.

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