SEND Teaching Assistant

As a Teaching Assistant focused on supporting children with Special Educational Needs (SEN), you play a vital role in transforming children’s lives every day.

Are you passionate about making a rewarding difference and helping children with SEN reach their full potential? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join a large primary school in Middleton, where you will provide 1:1 support for an EYFS pupil with a diagnosis of Autism. Experience with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in either a professional or personal capacity is essential for this role.

This is a full-time, school-based position, with working hours from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm, Monday to Friday.

What We Are Looking For:

• Knowledge and/or experience of working with or supporting children with any form of Special Educational Need (SEN), particularly Autism, would be beneficial.
• Previous experience working with children is desirable, but not essential. Your attitude, desire to help, and transferable skills are just as important.
• A strong understanding of safeguarding practices and a commitment to promoting the safety and well-being of children.
• Experience in encouraging positive behaviour using agreed behaviour management strategies.
• A caring and nurturing approach to supporting pupils, helping them to overcome barriers to learning and reach their full potential.

Who This Role Would Suit:

• A qualified Teaching Assistant with knowledge of SEN or experience supporting challenging behaviour.
• Individuals with a background in Residential Support, Social Work, Mental Health Support, or similar transferable skills.
• Graduates in Psychology, Counselling, Psychotherapy, or related Mental Health fields.
• Individuals with personal or professional experience supporting children, young people, or adults with additional needs.

Monarch Education are proud to be a leading recruitment specialist in the Education industry. We are passionate about our people and the services we provide to our candidates. Working with Monarch Education will give you access too:

• Flexible working opportunities
• Affinity Academy – continuous learning and development!
• A Refer a Friend Scheme giving you a bonus of up to £200
• Exclusive vacancies within local Schools and Multi Academy Trusts
• Competitive daily rates

To learn more about us and what makes Monarch one of the leading education recruitment providers nationwide – please visit our website – About Us – Monarch (monarcheducation.co.uk)

Monarch Education are committed to providing equal opportunities for all candidates and welcomes applications regardless of sex, race, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, religion and belief pregnancy and maternity or disability as well as adhering to strict Safeguarding procedures.

Affinity Workforce Solutions and Monarch Education are committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of children and young people and expects all its temporary workers to share these commitments. As this role involves working with children on a daily basis, regulated activity is that any successful applicant’s applications will, accordance with statutory guidance, be subject to 2 employment references, an enhanced DBS check and a right to work in the UK check.

This vacancy is based in the United Kingdom. Monarch Education operate in the UK and can only process applications from candidates who are currently UK residents and eligible to work in the UK. Whilst we will endeavour to contact you following your response, due to the high volume of applications we regret that this cannot always be possible. If you have not had notification from us within 30 days please take your application as not being successful this time but we will keep your details on file for future opportunities.

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