Connex - East Midlands
SEND Teaching Assistant
NG19
£500 to £550 per week depending on experience and training
To apply you must have the right to work in the UK
About The School
The school is part of a larger trust which has specialist SEN schools around the country. The Trust also has other schools in the Nottinghamshire area. This school is non behavioural school and works with pupils from year 7 until post 16
About the role
Connex Education is working with a specialist SEND school based in Mansfield, that are looking for support with their long term supply. The school is wanting experienced SEND teaching assistants to join their team on a full time basis working Monday to Friday with a view to temp to perm employment.
The school will only accept full time applications and with staff wanting to work view a of working temp to perm and not staying on supply. The role will be starting after May half term.
Benefits of Working with Connex Education as a SEND Teaching Assistant
- Competitive daily rate.
- PAYE paid weekly
- Free access to our SEND Toolkit skills development package comprising over 19 courses.
- Funded formal qualifications, from Level 2 SEND, Level 3 Teaching and Learning, Level 4 HLTA and Level 5 TEFL
- Career progression via our Care to Classroom setting conversion course Wellbeing programme and refresher training for life in a 21st century classroom
- Trainee teacher apprenticeship opportunities
Person Specification
- Have experience of supporting pupils with in mainstream Schools, SEND Settings or care work supporting vulnerable Adults.
- Strive for excellence and go the extra mile!
- Being proactive
- Be confident in working with challenging behaviour or good understanding of Autism
- Have a current DBS on the update service or willing to provide a new one
- Being able to commute to Mansfield and surrounding areas
All offers are conditional upon satisfactory background checks, including a DBS check. All appointments will be made subject to a DBS check. Connex Education Partnership is committed to a policy of equal opportunities. We respect and value cultural and religious diversity and will not discriminate based on age, gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnic origin, religion, culture, marital status or disability. Everyone is assessed on merit alone. Connex Education Partnership is an employment agency and employment business.
Connex Education Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and candidates to share this commitment. We adhere to Safer Recruitment practices in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), Working Together to Safeguard Children 2023, and other relevant legislation. All appointments are subject to rigorous pre-employment checks, including references and an enhanced DBS check.