SEN LSA - Beacon Education Ltd : Job Details

Sector- Special Needs

Pay- £90-£100

Term- Full term, term time only

Our client who is an independent specialist day school providing high-quality, therapeutic and child-centred education to boys and girls from 6 to 17 years of age in Essex. The children come from a wide range of backgrounds, but all have Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs (SEMH). Many will also have other Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) such as Autism, ADHD, and communication difficulties.

The Role

Teaching Assistants at their school know that no two days are the same and that no two children are the same either. Children at this school require very special adults who can support children with complex and challenging behaviours.

TAs will understand that their children require lots of attention, just the right sort of communication, consistency and flexibility in equal measure, and a non-judgemental approach. They need to be resilient, persistent and solution focussed to meet the needs of our pupils and to do so they need to wear a lot of hats and be prepared to change them at a moment’s notice!

Teaching Assistants will

• Support teaching and learning

• Work with children 1:1 or delivering sessions with small groups of students

• Manage classroom resources

• Take children on educational trips and visits

• Have their lunch with children who struggle socially

• Have a good basic understanding or English and Maths

• Keep children safe when they are experiencing heightened behaviours with strong behaviour management skills and excellent communication

• Create, play and teach games to pupils to develop their social skills or further learning

• Create amazing displays which support teaching and create an exceptional learning environment

• Celebrate success

• Participate in therapeutic training sessions or reflecting on difficult periods