SEN Teaching Assistant - Primary

SEN Teaching Assistant – Primary
Location: York, North Yorkshire
Start Date: September 2024
Contract: Full Time, Term Time Only
Salary: £83 – £100 per day

Do you have experience supporting Primary aged pupils with special educational needs?
Are you passionate about working in the education sector and providing children with early help and intervention?
If so, GSL Education has the perfect opportunity for you!

About the Job Role:

• To support a Primary aged pupil with special educational needs, whose primary need is with speech, language and communication, on a 1:1 basis.
• Carry out work pre-planned by the main class teacher, using your own initiative to enable the young person to access the learning activity.
• Monitor and adapt to the pupil’s learning style, using their own interests to engage them into learning activities.
• Promote speech, language and communication skills through the use of Picture Exchange Communication System (PECs).
• Develop expressive and receptive language, social and emotional skills, setting them up for success as they progress through school life.
• Work alongside work Speech and Language Therapists as well as the school’s skilled teaching and support staff to improve student learning and progress.

Speech, Language and Communication Needs Teaching Assistant Requirements:

• Have experience supporting children, young people or adults with speech, language and communication needs.
• Be familiar with the Primary Curriculum and have an awareness of Phonics programmes such as Letters and Sounds, Jolly Phonics and Read, Write Inc.
• You should be someone who puts children and young people first, is caring, proactive, imaginative, and supportive.
• Be an effective communicator who can work collaboratively with teachers, support staff, other professionals and parents, carers and guardians.  
• Have an awareness and sound understanding of child development and children’s personal development needs.

This role offers the support from a highly decorative and knowledgeable senior leadership team, with career development, growth and opportunity.  You will work closely with the School SENCO, teaching team and other professionals to have a direct impact on this child’s learning and development journey.

If you would love to work as a Speech, Language and Communication Needs Teaching Assistant with a Primary aged pupil, in a thriving York School, please get in touch with Kerry Fowler at GSL Education as soon as possible. As the end of term nears, a school visit and meeting with senior leaders will take place over the next week, so an early application is highly encouraged. Please submit an up-to-date CV including all relevant experience, via the application link.

Please be advised that this role requires a strong knowledge and understanding of safeguarding and child protection and that successful applicants must satisfy all background safer recruitment checks including a relevant enhanced DBS.