SEN Teaching Assistant

• Full time
• Must have Secondary education experience
• Permanent position
• Based in Hambridge

Long - Term teachers are working with a fantastic special school located just outside of the historic town of Taunton. Their aim is to support pupils' growth through They provide a safe and supportive environment where learning becomes an enjoyable experience, embodying the trusts values of Excellence, Passion, Integrity and Caring. In 2019, the school were the winners of the Positive Behaviour Support Award at the National Learning Disabilities and Autism Awards.

Students at the school will have speech and language delay, impairments or disorder, along with Autistic Spectrum Conditions and/ or moderate and severe learning. Your role of teaching Assistant will be a support to both students and tutors, ensuring their learning needs are met with a positive attitude. You must show confidence and be an excellent role model to pupils, in addition to being flexible to follow instructions from peers.

About the role:

You will be offering general classroom and 1:1 support to students in Key stage 3 and 4. This is a crucial part of their education as it is the transition into GCSE and further education, apprenticeships, college etc. We are looking for a TA who is mature, confident and passionate about providing the best possible support to students with a special educational need.

The hours of work will be 8:30 am - 4:30 pm, during term times. This is a full time position, with an opportunity to progress into a permanent position in the school if you can demonstrate to be an excellent addition to the team.

Working with Long Term Teachers:

We are an independent agency working with Nurseries, Primary, Secondary and Special Schools.

LTT was founded with the aim of creating a genuine, transparent and straightforward service to help candidates secure their next role. We place a huge emphasis on delivering an exceptional service where you will be supported, listened to and valued throughout.

Your dedicated consultant will invest time to understand your experience, skill-set and what your ideal role looks like. You will have frequent updates with your progress through compliance, applications for specific roles as well as receiving additional information on roles which we feel may be of interest to you.

We are proud members of the REC and we have the highest standard of compliance. Working with us means you will get the very best support and guidance through the clearance process from your own specific point of contact from our in-house compliance team