Teaching Assistant - Burton-on-Trent

Are you a level 2 qualified Teaching Assistant?

Do you want to make a difference to the lives of young people and work in a unique environment where no two days are the same?

If yes, then we have the position for you!

Working Monday to Thursday 8.15 am- 4.15 pm, Friday 8:15am - 3:00pm there are both full time and part time roles available. You will be working within a residential special school for young people aged from 5-19 with Special Educational Needs including Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Speech & Language Disorders, Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS), Moderate Learning Difficulties (MLD), Severe Learning Difficulties (SLD), communication needs, therapeutic needs (including speech and language and sensory processing needs), and associated challenging behaviour.

Due to the wide range of needs of the young people, you will be able to creative a positive learning environment. You will bring new ideas, activities and enthusiasm to the classroom. Working alongside other professionals to make the school a fantastic place to work, learn and thrive. Working 1:1 with a pupil or in small groups you will be responsible for ensuring all pupils you are working with have the best possible outcome for their learning.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Experience working as a Teaching Assistant
• SEN experience is desirable
• Have a passion for learning
• Be engaging within the classroom
• Be calm and patient in your approach
• Have a DBS on the update service or be willing to apply for one through Career Teachers

If you are interested in this role, apply today with your CV attached. Alternatively email cassie.ord@careerteachers.co.uk or call 01332291723

At Career Teachers we are fully compliant with Agency Worker Regulations, ensuring you receive equal treatment for pay and conditions after a 12 week qualifying period. Please ask for further details.

All quoted rates are inclusive of 12.07% holiday pay.

Benefits of working with Career Teachers

Free CPD

Access to Skills Network

Refer a friend scheme

Recognition programme

Affinity Extra - Thousands of discounts on multiple high street shops including coffee and cinemas, plus other benefits and a Health & Wellbeing portal.

These benefits are applicable to those who are working with Career Teachers. You will gain access to the Affinity Extra this portal once you start working with us.

Important Notice: In order for you to be successful in applying for the above position you should be eligible to work in the UK, or hold a relevant work visa. Safeguarding, quality and integrity are at the heart of what we do. During the application process you are required to:

- Attend an interview in person;

- Give details for us to complete Reference checks;

- Provide an Enhanced DBS disclosure

We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people within education. We have a policy, as a matter of courtesy, to respond to all applications within three working days. However, because of the volume of applications, we are sometimes unable to reply to individual enquiries. If we have not contacted you within this specified time your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion, we encourage you to please apply for any other position that you may see in the future. Thank you. Career Teachers is a Recruitment Business and is advertising this vacancy on behalf of one of its Clients.