Job description
Special Needs Teaching Assistant
Location: Scarborough, North Yorkshire
Salary: £83 - £100 per day
Start Date: January 2025
Contract Type: Full-Time
GSL Education are seeking compassionate and dedicated Special Needs Teaching Assistant tomake a positive impact on students' lives by joining an Special Needs School in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, starting in January 2025.
About the School:
- The school was rated as “Good” by Ofsted in 2024.
- The school supports a large number of students with a range of Special Needs and Disabilities.
- They have a comprehensive pastoral framework based on a caring ideology that fosters healthy relationships by promoting high standards and encouraged challenge.
- With an emphasis on communication and cognition, the school's Semi-Formal curriculum is broken down into six sections.
- In Key Stages 3 and 4, their goal is to promote independence and communication through relevant, real-world experiences, with a focus on the transference of skills.
- Throughout the academic year, the school hosts a number of signature events as part of its careers program.
- They pride ourselves on delivering tailored education that meets the unique needs of each student, fostering their academic, social, and emotional development.
Special Needs Teaching Assistant Responsibilities:
- Under the expert guidance and supervision of a certified teacher, conduct learning activities differentiating and tailoring curricula to meet the needs of assigned students with special needs.
- In collaboration with the teacher, create and assess specialised learning activities, and if needed, prepare reports and records.
- Work with students on care or therapy plans that are created and overseen by a care specialist or therapist.
- Encourage students to collaborate and communicate with one another, and involve every student in activities.
- Participate in creating, organizing, and carrying out students' individual development plans which may include scheduling, attending, and contributing to evaluations.
- As students are learning, keep an eye on their behavior and conduct and take action to address any complex, hard, or challenging issues.
Special Needs Teaching Assistant Requirements:
- Must hold the Right to Work in the UK.
- Relevant qualifications in education or SEN support (e.g., Level 2/3 Teaching Assistant qualification).
- Training in behavior management and de-escalation techniques is desirable.
- Experience working with children who have a variety of disabilities and/or learning difficulties, or an eagerness to go through training.
- Be aware of and knowledgeable about different additional needs such as ASC, ADHD, MLD and SEMH.
- Confident in the delivery of pre-planned lessons and interventions.
- Hold a Child only DBS registered to the update service or be willing to apply for one through GSL Education.
Please be advised that this role requires a strong knowledge and understanding of safeguarding and child protection and that successful applicants must satisfy all background safer recruitment checks including an enhanced DBS on the update service.
For more information, or to apply for the position, please send your CV to Kerry Fowler or call our Hull office today. Alternatively, please visit the GSL Education website to apply online, or submit your up-to-date CV via the application link. We look forward to hearing from you!