About the role
Do you want to make a difference for children with additional needs?
We are a mainstream primary school and are looking to recruit hard working teaching assistant/s, who are willing, confident, and ready to make a difference for children with SEND, particularly social, emotional, and mental health needs.
Candidates should be self-motivated, enthusiastic, and confident individuals looking to join a friendly, dedicated, hardworking team.
The candidate should have an understanding and ability to support a child with attachment and/or trauma needs. You will be working with our SEND Lead, Year group/nurture staff and other professionals to provide the best possible care and a calm environment for all our children.
What we need:
- Patience, empathy, resilience, and experience in de-escalating challenging behaviour.
- A passion for nurturing a child with SEND within a mainstream classroom.
- Ability to work as part of a team to proactively deliver high quality kinesthetic learning opportunities.
- Qualifications in English and Maths.
We can offer:
- An approachable and supportive teaching team
- Induction programme, including Therapeutic Thinking
- Opportunities for professional development
- Warm and friendly staff, pupils, and parents
This position is full time school hours 8.45am-3.15pm, term time only and is a fixed term contract from September 2024 to July 2025. The closing date will be Monday 1st July at 1pm, interview ate to be confirmed with a view to the successful candidate/s starting as soon as possible.
Visits to the school are welcome and if you have any further questions, please email admin@leys.herts.sch.uk .
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; therefore, all of the necessary checks will be performed on shortlisted candidates, which may include online searches. An enhanced DBS check will be carried out on the successful candidate. Full details can be found in the Safer Recruitment Policy attached.
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