SEND Teaching Assistant

Do you have experience supporting and developing the learning of students? Are you looking for a new challenge?

A SEN Through School in Walsall is currently looking for a Teaching Assistant to join their team.

The ideal candidate will have a strong passion for supporting students and experience within education. The school is designated for pupils with moderate learning difficulties, however majority of our pupils have additional needs, including autism, speech, language and communication difficulties and some behavioural issues. All pupils are taught in small classes with teaching assistants in addition to the teacher.

The successful candidate will be somebody who is:

• Enthusiastic and engaging, making learning fun and valuable for the children.
• Resilient and adaptable with their approach to ensure that children are supported appropriately and professionally.
• Experience of working in Key Stage 1/ KS1 or Key Stage 2/ KS2.
• Experience with Challenging Behaviour/ASD
• Previous care work
• SEND experience/knowledge is desirable.

You do not need to have qualifications for this role, the school are looking for the right person with the passion to help. The school pride themselves on how friendly the team is and are always on hand to help and support. In this role you will be supporting the teacher within the classroom, ensuring the learning objectives are met and general classroom tasks.

Working for Empowering Learning you will gain access to hundreds of CPD courses and have a dedicated consultant.

If you're interested in this role, please get in touch with Maddison on or submit your CV.

Empowering Learning Ltd. are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expect all staff to show this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to complete Disclosure and Barring Service declarations in line with Section 115 of the Police Act 1997. You will also be required to provide 2 professional references covering at least the last 2 years, and complete our online application followed by a video or face to face interview. Empowering Learning Ltd is a committed Equal Opportunities Employer and therefore will not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, ethnicity, disability or sexual orientation.

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