Tradewind Recruitment Leicester are recruiting for special needs Teaching Assistants for an oversubscribed special needs school supporting 4 - 19 year olds with a range of learning difficulties and disabilities. The roles are full time and long term, commencing ASAP.

The school benefits from incredible facilities and supportive and inspiring staff. Their vision is that every pupil and member of staff thrives and achieves their full potential.

We are looking for:

- Candidates with a varied background within special needs e.g severe learning difficulties, autism spectrum conditions, profound and multiple learning difficulties and highly complex need.
- Passionate and enthusiastic support workers with a calming approach
- A committed practitioner who will go above and beyond

The role:

- To plan and provide specialist support to pupils with identified disabilities, SEN, sensory impairments and complex needs to access a broad and balanced curriculum of education by modifying and adapting learning activities as appropriate.
- To maintain accurate records and assist in administrative tasks.
- To assess, record and report on development, progress and attainment using detailed
specialist knowledge.
- To support the aims and ethos of the School/Unit, Special Needs Teaching Service and College.
- To set a good example in terms of dress, punctuality, and attendance.
- To support parents and enable them to understand their children's complex needs and give
sound advice in regards of their child's education.
- To use teaching and learning objectives to plan, evaluate and adjust lessons and work plans within agreed systems of supervision
- To attend to pupils' personal needs including toileting, hygiene, dressing and eating as well as providing help with social, welfare and health matters
- To be proactive in matters relating the Health & Safety, Child protection/safeguarding and
administration of medication/ First Aid etc.
- To provide appropriate supervision to individuals or groups in a variety of settings
School/College, Pupils home environment or unit monitoring their conduct and behaviour
- To liaise with staff and other relevant professionals and provide specialist support and advice to meet the needs of the pupils, including attendance at, and contribution to, reviews.
- To share and adopt best practice and specialist training with other staff.
- To implement and promote Leicester City Council's and School/colleges, units, SNTS policies and procedures relating to all areas of employment and service delivery.
- To undertake work and responsibilities in line with the training and development agency.
These are the highest level objectives; see "Level Criteria Matrix" for objectives at other levels.

The school has excellent transport links from Leicester city, Derby and Nottingham.

By registering with Tradewind, we can offer you:

- We attract top education talent and in return offer top rates of pay
- We care about your training and development more than any other agency - which is why we can offer you more certified CPD courses than any other education recruitment agency, 25 to be exact! That's 18 more than our next nearest competitor
- Great referral scheme - recommend a friend and earn up to *£100
- Full interview preparation and assistance - so you're fully prepped and confident, increasing your chances of success
- Help with lesson planning - our support doesn't stop once we've secured you a placement
- Online Portal for your timesheets and log your availability
- Free social and networking events to get to know your peers and consultants


To join us and be successful in this role you will need to:

- Teaching Assistant/SEN qualifications or one year + experience in a similar role
- This position is subject to an Enhanced DBS Disclosure, Overseas Police Clearances (if applicable) and professional reference checks.
- Your CV must cover the last 10 years of employment history where possible and any employment breaks must be explained.
- You must have the legal right to work in the UK

Click 'Apply now' to be considered for this great position as SEN TA in Leicester. Or for more information about the role, contact Jess Frost on 0116 243 0299 / jess.frost@twrecruitment.com
We look forward to hearing from you and helping take you on the next step of your teaching career.

Tradewind Recruitment is a Sunday Times Top 100 employer - stopping at nothing to ensure our candidates and employees come first. As a Tradewind employee you'll have access to 25 fully certified CPD courses, that's 18 more than our next nearest competitor. We have the very best people to take your call and look after you every step of the way. We pride ourselves on exceptional service and take the time to really get to know you, to ensure we have a thorough understanding of your career goals and work hard on your behalf to secure you positions with great rates of pay and plenty of development opportunities. Put simply; we listen, we learn, we deliver. Why? Because our people matter most. We specialise in matching teachers and support staff with their dream job, and help primary, secondary and SEN schools recruit for a wide range of roles across our 11 offices in the UK, including: London, the West Midlands, the North West, East Anglia, the North East, the South West, Yorkshire, the Midlands, Herts and Bucks.
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