Are you a nurturing and caring, patient and hard working Teaching Assistant?

Tradewind Manchester are recruiting! I am proud to be working for an Ofsted outstanding special school in Salford that are looking for a SEN Teaching Assistant to join their team on a full time and long term basis start as soon as possible. The role could turn permanent for the right person and pay would be up to £75/day.

To join us and be successful in this SEN Teaching Assistant role, you will need to:

• Be subject to an Enhanced DBS Disclosure, Overseas Police Clearances (if applicable) and professional references checks.
• Provide a CV with at least 10 years employment/education history included and any employment breaks must be explained.
• Have the legal right to work in the UK.

About the role

This is a SEN Teaching Assistant role starting as soon as possible. You will be required to support a pupil in Year 10 on a 1:1 basis throughout the day. The pupil has low functioning Autism which includes sensory, communication and learning needs. Sometimes the pupil can become anxious or frustrated as a result of their obstacles to learning. You will need to help notice and manage their triggers and help make progress with their emotions, behaviour and learning. As a SEN Teaching Assistant you will need to work closely with the class teacher to support in lessons and activities. They also have regular input from a speech and language therapist so you will need to support them and help the pupil progress their use of PECS and other strategies to increase their communication and understanding.

About the school

The school is a new build environment with state of the art facilities that were designed to meet their needs of their pupils. They look after young people at secondary & college age, 11-19 years old, that all have an EHCP for SEN including Autism, Complex Needs and SEMH. They aim "to create a happy, caring and progressive learning environment where each person is valued equally and respected unconditionally". Class sizes are usually no more than 8 pupils and each pupil usually has 1:1 support due to the nature of their needs. They have high expectations but are incredibly supportive and supply staff are treated like one of their own. Their is a strong team atmosphere with the SEN Teaching Assistant group of staff and everyone supports one another.

If this sounds like a role for you register with us today in order to be put forward. See contact info below.

By registering with Tradewind Manchester, you will benefit from:

• An honest and friendly team with a wealth of educational experience
• Consultants that will listen to what you want and support you wherever necessary
• Top rates of pay through our attraction of the best education talent
• More training and development 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
• A great referral scheme - recommend a friend and earn a generous reward
• 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
• A straightforward Online Portal for your timesheets and log your availability
• Free social and networking events to get to know your peers and consultants

Please call the Manchester office on 0161 674 0138, or email graham.warner@twrecruitment.com

A bit about Tradewind...

1. As a Sunday Times Top 100 employer, we're committed to putting candidates & staff first
2. We employ the best in the business to provide an exceptional service to our candidates
3. Top rates of pay (all rates are typically inclusive of holiday pay, however we will happily accrue this upon request)
4. More free CPD courses than any other education recruiter
5. Awarded REC Audited Education Gold Standard status and we're proudly an Equal Opportunities Employer