SEND Teaching Assistant - Empowering Learning : Job Details

SEND Teaching Assistant

Sheffield

Full time - Long term

£85 - £95 per day.

Empowering Learning are a market leading education recruitment company. We are working in partnership with a large Secondary Academy based in Sheffield, the school are looking for experienced and qualified Teaching assistants who have experience of working with teenagers with additional needs.

The students you will be working with will have a range of needs manageable within a mainstream school setting. You could be working on a 1:1 basis, with small groups, or as a whole class support.

The job

• The school is looking for someone who is passionate about inclusion and providing additional support, to provide the very best opportunity for allocated students.
• You will work with the subject specialist teachers who will provide their expertise in supporting you with the subject matter to enable you to deliver engaging learning support.
• To provide specialist subject expertise to assist students, completing reports and providing feedback on student progress as appropriate.

The successful candidate will

• Have experience working with children of a Secondary age in a Learning Support environment.
• Have the confidence and ability to challenge negative behaviours and re-focus learning engagement.
• Have an understanding of SEND and provide a calm and nurturing learning environment.

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.

How to apply

If you are a Teaching Assistant with recent school experience looking for their next challenge, then we would like to hear from you. Apply today via the website, or for more information about this role and other opportunities across Empowering Learning, please contact Abi Brooks on or email

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