SEN Teaching Assistant

Hays Education are supporting a local school in recruiting a dedicated SEN Teaching Assistant to work with them in KS4. This role is to start in September, and the school require the cover till the end of that term in the first instance. The details are as follows: • The school is located in north Birmingham and is a 10-minute drive from the city centre • They describe themselves as a focussed and dedicated school who have young people at the centre of their ethos • The school caters for children at KS4 level with social, emotional and mental health challenges (SEMH) • The role entails supporting children in class who have SEMH and some other additional SEN • The role is Monday to Friday, 8.30 am - 3.30 pm on a term-time only time sheet basis • The school will support with training for candidates who may not have experience of working in these kinds of settings • The successful candidate will have experience of working with children with challenging behaviour and SEMH • You will be able to demonstrate the key competencies of working with children with SEMH and also de-escalation techniques - the school will consider people who have worked in children's residential care or similar settings • Hays Education will be able to obtain recent satisfactory references that reflect this experience • Any long-term candidate at the school will have access to free Team Teach training What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk