Are you interested in working with young people age 11-19 with special needs in a Secondary School focussing on core subjects, life skills and lessons out in the community in Uxbridge, West London?
Tradewind are currently recruiting for a Special Educational Needs Teaching Assistant ( SEN TA ) for a Special Needs school in Uxbridge, West London. The role is full time and will start in September 2021 on a long term basis for the full academic year at least, until July 2022 and will most likely become permanent for the right candidate.
Essential requirements:
Experience supporting young people with special needs, autism / ASD / ASC and learning difficulties.
Previous support work, TA or LSA work within a SEN secondary school or college or other related experience.
Valid Team Teach certificate or significant experience in schools or with support work.
A caring and professional manner, willing to support with the personal care of pupils.
Must have legal right to work in the UK.
This rewarding role involves providing support to the class teacher in all lessons, doing 1:1 and group work with students in a class to keep them engaged and making progress, organising various class activities and helping to improve the academic and social ability of all students, providing support to them in an effort to help them overcome their various barriers to learning. This group focuses on life skills and out in the community lessons (adapted for COVID). They are looking for someone with an open mind and someone that will enjoy being out in the community.
Experience working with young people with SEN, specifically autism (ASD / ASC), is crucial. The needs of the students are moderate but personal care may arise from time to time from supervising lunches to escorting to bathroom etc. which the school would provide training for if needed, in order to be able to support in future.
The School:
Good Ofsted
Special Needs Secondary School
Great feedback from both Teachers and TAs who work here!
Students:
Moderate Learning Difficulties, Autistic Spectrum Conditions (Autism), Social Emotional Mental Health needs (SEMH), Physical Impairments and or Communication Disorders.
Have an Education, Health and Care Plan.
Abilities and needs of the pupils vary.
The school is easily accessible by a number of popular bus routes and is a short bus journey to 2 nearby tube and overground stations.
Click 'Apply Now' to be considered for this great position as a SEN TA in Uxbridge, West London. Or for more information about the role, contact Tom Meredith on (phone number removed) option 3 or .
Benefits of working with Tradewind Recruitment
1. As a Sunday Times Top 100 employer, we're committed to putting candidates & staff first
2. We employ the best in the business to provide an exceptional service to our candidates
3. Top rates of pay (all rates are typically inclusive of holiday pay, however we will happily accrue this upon request)
4. More free CPD courses than any other education recruiter
5. Awarded REC Audited Education Gold Standard status and we're proudly an Equal Opportunities Employer
