SEN Teaching Assistant - Transitioning from Care and …, Wetherby

SEN Teaching Assistant – Transitioning from Care and Support Work Wetherby Full Time and Part Time Available Between Monday - Friday £93 - £110 Per Day Flexible Start Dates

Salary is dependent on experience, training or qualifications. The minimum experience, training or qualifications required for this position are: recent experience obtained within the last 2 years of working with children or young people, ideally within a school, nursery, childcare, youth work, play or care setting. We must be able to obtain references from these roles.

If you’ve worked in care, support work, in residential settings, supported living, or community support, you already have the skills to be a SEN Teaching Assistant without even knowing!

What you might be ready for is a better work-life balance than care? This role has consistent hours (8.30am-3.30pm), no night shifts, and term-time only working.

We’re supporting a specialist school based in Wetherby who are looking for people just like you, experienced in supporting vulnerable individuals aged 3‑19 years old.

The Role

The role requires you to work with school‑aged pupils who have been identified as having additional needs. These needs range from Autism, PMLD, Personal Care, Complex needs, Mobility, SEMH and MLD.

The School

This SEND school is based in the Wetherby area and is easily accessible via public transport. There is also ample car parking. We are continually seeking quality caring staff members, who with additional experience and training may eventually become full time or even supply support staff members.

Requirements

• Have previous experience of working with children or young people; ideally within a school, nursery, childcare, youth work, play or care setting within the last 2 years.
• We must be able to obtain valid references from these roles.
• Hold, or be prepared to undergo an Enhanced DBS, registered to the Update Service.

Vision for Education is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff we register will undertake thorough interviewing and referencing checks and hold, or be prepared to undergo, an Enhanced DBS check that must be registered on the Update Service.

What Vision for Education Offer

As a valued employee of Vision for Education you will receive:

• Excellent daily rates paid weekly by our in‑house Payroll team using the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) system.
• Guaranteed pay scheme (subject to availability and qualifying criteria).
• Pension contributions (subject to a qualifying period).
• Full compliance with AWR (Agency Workers’ Regulations), to make sure you get the pay and working conditions you are entitled to.
• FREE training to help with your professional development such as Team Teach training, online webinars and safeguarding and child protection updates.
• Generous refer a friend or colleague bonus scheme.
• Access to a dedicated consultant, who will provide ongoing support.

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