SEND Teaching Assistant, Shrewsbury

We are excited to be supporting a large academy in the recruitment of special education needs Teaching Assistants. The School caters for students aged two and half through to nineteen years of age. These include moderate, severe, complex, and profound learning difficulties those with complex medical conditions and physical and mobility difficulties. The role is due to start September 20/November 20. This will be on a Fulltime basis (Monday to Friday) due to consistency needed. Due to the nature of setting, students and needs of students, we require applicants hold Teaching Assistant level two or upwards. As there are students who are considered more vulnerable you should have worked with young people within the last two months. As a Teaching Assistant, you will be joining a small class team comprising of the class Teacher & two other Teaching Assistants providing 1:2:1 support. There will be elements of personal care, including manual handing to the role. Prior resistant training and or moving and handling training is preferred, however not essential. The ideal SEND Teaching Assistant will have: 1. Experience in either: ADHD, Asperger Syndrome, Autism (ASD) Behavioural, Emotional and Social Difficulties (BESD, formerly EBD) Challenging Behaviour Dyslexia Epilepsy Global Development Delay (GDD) Hearing Impairment (HI) Moderate Learning Difficulties (MLD) Multi-Sensory Impairment (MSI) Non-Verbal Learning Difficulties (NLD) Speech and Language Disorder Severe learning difficulties (SLD) Profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD) Visual Impairment (VI). 2. Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS), subscribed on the update service. 3. Legal Right to work in the United Kingdom 4. Ability to attend an interview in July 2020 and start Fulltime hours in September 2020. 5. Full Job History and original certificates for relevant qualifications. Qualifications Required: 6 months experience within a school or similar setting Salary: £8.72/13.07 Hours: 8:30 ? 4:30 Monday to Friday Location: Shrewsbury Interview Dates: Online registration with face to face interview to follow Start Date: September 2020 Contact: Luke Elliott SMART EDUCATION is a specialist consultancy focusing exclusively on the Education sector. We work extensively with Nurseries, Schools (Mainstream & SEN), Academies, FE Settings and a variety of alternative education establishments across the West Midlands recruiting for PERMANENT and TEMPORARY staff. We offer a bespoke service to both the clients and candidates with whom we work and are extremely proud of our honest reputation and our professional attitude towards Safeguarding & Customer Service. If you are a Teacher, TA, Lecturer, SEN specialist, Cover Supervisor or Nursery Nurse and are looking for work opportunities on both a permanent or temporary basis, then call SMART EDUCATION today. You are guaranteed a professional and efficient service from our very experienced and approachable consultants. At SMART EDUCATION exceeding your expectations is our priority. Our Key Values to you: Service Motivation Approachability Reliability Trust, we look forward to hearing from you