Teaching Assistant - Primary

Location: Dagenham
Type: Teaching Assistant Primary school
Contract: Mon - Fri, 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
Pay £85 - £110

Job description
Five Education is looking for an experienced SEND Learning assistant to work 1:1 with an 8-year-old child with autism. This child has ECHP needs that you will need to familiarise yourself with to best support her. The school offers Various ways to assist her learning such as Visual timetables, Autism friendly approaches, and social stories!
This could be a great opportunity for someone interested or who has experience working with vulnerable children and adults.

Daily Tasks:
- Support the teacher in helping the student engage and stay on track with the work/lesson
- Be visual for signs of overstimulation and help calm the student and reengage with the task when ready.
- Help with personal care when necessary (e.g. Toileting needs)
- Working proactively to help students reach their full potential.
- Report any Health & safety, social, physical, or emotional concerns to the correct staff member.

Requirements for the role:
- An up-to-date enhanced DBS certificate
- A good knowledge of the UK curriculum
- Excellent communication skills
- A positive attitude with a great level of patience
- 1 - 2 Years experience working with children with SEND Needs/Vulnerable children
- Understanding & the ability to deal with a wide range of behavior issues that could be mental or physical.
- Relevant qualifications to SEND

What can Five Education offer you?

Check out our Google reviews for one of the best supply experiences in Bristol! We offer free specialised, in-person training in areas such as Team Teach, Makaton, PMLD/SLD Awareness, Autism Awareness, and more

Free DBS (refunded when you work five days)

Recommend a friend bonus scheme

Specialist support/ mentoring while you are working

If you think this could be a job for you, please get in touch to find out more. We are always available for an informal chat if you want to find out more about whether this role is suited to you.

Pay: Five Education operates a PAYE payroll; this is the most transparent way to be paid with no hidden fees such as admin fee or employer's NI. Please note pay rate is for illustration and does include holiday pay.

Vetting: Five Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all of the staff we employ to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undergo checks including reference checks, TRA checks and will need to have a DBS; there will also be an interview.

We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as they are currently under-represented at this level.

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