Primary SEN Teaching Assistant - Wandsworth

Primary SEN Teaching Assistant

Wandsworth

ASAP Start

Term Time Only

£100 per day

DO YOU WANT TO BE PART OF A SUCCESSFUL TEAM?

ARE YOU A CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE PRACTITIONER?

ARE YOU COMMITTED TO CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT?

We have several openings to join our highly motivated and skilled team as a Teaching Assistant.

As a Teaching Assistant you will play a central role in ensuring that every pupil at our school achieves their potential, whatever their needs may be.

This is an opportunity for someone who is passionate about transforming young peoples’ lives, promoting independence and has a desire to develop their career in a Special School setting. You'll be working within an experienced team of colleagues committed to providing high quality support and education to the children and young people across the school.

You do not need to have previous experience as full training will be provided from our experienced team. You just need the drive and willingness to make a difference to the lives of the children and young people at the school.

We can offer you:

• Personalised induction programme
• A positive and supportive team
• A staff wellbeing programme

ROLE

• Support pupils personal, social, emotional, physical well being
• Supervise and support pupils ensuring their safety and access to learning at all times
• Ability to encourage and build / maintain good relationships with pupils, acting as a role model being aware of and responding appropriately to individual needs
• Attend to the pupils' personal care needs, and implement related toileting programmes. This is likely to include acceptance of changing (or supporting changing needs ) of sanitary wear / pads and to keep accurate daily records relating to this area
• Attend to pupils personal care needs around food and fluid intake throughout the day & following related programmes. This is likely to include acceptance of physically feeding / providing hydration (or supporting the pupil to be independently successful in this area.) It may also be likely to include providing nutrition and fluids via gastronomy (tube directly into the stomach)-To keep accurate daily records relating to this area
• Keep daily records of pupils' Behaviour Plans – ensuring that the records are accurate and kept up to date
• Attend to the pupils' Personal Care Programmes - This is likely to include acceptance of giving prescribed / emergency medication and in some instances medical procedures (appropriate training will be provided)
• Attend to the pupils' Personal Care Programmes related to manual Handling -This will include i.e. the moving and handling of pupils using slings and hoisting facilities
• Encourage pupils to act independently, as appropriate on an individual basis

Essential Criteria:

• Basic Literacy and Numeracy qualifications
• Good command of English — both verbal and written
• Previous SEN experience working with or caring for children and young people
• Ability to use of basic technology — computer, video, digital cameras photocopier etc
• Knowledge/ understanding of issues that may face people with disabilities
• Experience of working with children with a wide range of challenging behaviour
• Exceptional awareness of the principles of safeguarding and understand the duties and responsibilities arising from the Children Act 2004 and Working Together in relation to child protection and safeguarding children and young people

We are dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. You will have a safeguarding responsibility if appointed.

The successful candidate will be subject to enhanced clearance through the Disclosure and Barring Service and employment will be subject to references.

This post is not exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

To apply for this opportunity your detailed CV to Clarus Education now to be considered. We will be contacting those shortlisted within 48 hours of an application.

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