SEN Teaching Assistant

Vision for Education

  • Whitehaven, Cumbria
  • £550 per week
  • Temporary
  • Full-time
  • 5 days ago
  • Apply easily
Vision for Education are recruiting for an SEN Teaching Assistant for a specialist school in Whitehaven for a full-time, long-term position to start in September 2025.Are you a friendly and child-centred person?Are you passionate about supporting pupils with a range of special educational needs?
  • The overarching purpose of the role is to work with pupils who have learning difficulties usually with a statement of Special Educational Needs.
  • The ideal SEN Teaching Assistant will be prepared to ‘go the extra mile’ to support very special young people.
  • You will be required to prepare and adapt materials suitable for pupils with learning difficulties to use in class, alongside facilitating small group and 1:1 sessions for students in their specialised curricula.
About the schoolThe role will be working within a specialist school in Whitehaven, becoming part of their school community supporting young people with barriers to learning and SEND learning needs.As an SEN Teaching Assistant, you would be required to meet the holistic needs of the pupils under the direction of the class teacher and senior support staff, alongside undertaking working 1:1 with individual students with SEND needs and potential challenging behaviour and barriers to learning.There are opportunities for this role to become a permanent position after a qualifying period is worked.RequirementsTo be considered for the role of SEN Teaching Assistant, you will:
  • Essential to be able to work Monday to Friday from 8:45am-3:30pm.
  • Desirable to hold a Level 2 Teaching Assistant qualification or equivalent.
  • Desirable to have prior experience working as a Teaching Assistant within schools.
  • Desirable to drive due to the school location in the area.
  • Be able to motivate and support pupil(s) to remain on task and complete work in a focused way.
  • Have an enthusiasm for supporting pupils with Special Educational Needs.
  • You will be committed to personal learning and development.
Vision for Education is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. We take our responsibilities extremely seriously. All staff we register will undertake thorough interviewing and referencing checks and hold, or be prepared to undergo, an Enhanced DBS check that must be registered on the Update Service.About Vision for EducationVision for Education is a market-leading education recruitment and supply agency committed to the learning and development of young people. With 22 branches across the country, we are an employer of choice for high-quality primary, secondary and SEND teaching and support staff.Salary£475 to £550 per weekSalary is dependent on experience, training or qualifications. The minimum experience, training or qualifications required for this position are:
  • Have relevant experience of working with children, young people or vulnerable adults.
  • Have a Level 2 Teaching Assistant qualification or equivalent.
What Vision for Education offerAs a valued employee of Vision for Education, you will receive:
  • Excellent daily rates paid weekly by our in-house Payroll team using the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) system.
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