KS1 SEN TA - West Bromwich - Maternity Cover

About The Role

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Flourish Education are working alongside a popular primary school in West Bromwich who are looking to appoint a teaching assistant to work 1:1 with a child with SEND in key stage one. This is a full time, long term position, covering maternity leave and is due to last until at least Christmas 2018.

The school is larger than the average primary school, and has a large proportion of SEN and pupil premium eligible students. The children come from a range of ethnic minority backgrounds, although proportion of children who have EAL is in line with the national average.

To apply to this role you will need the following

To be considered for this teaching assistant role:

• Relevant Level 3 qualification or above
• At least 1 year of teaching assistant experience
• Experience of working 1:1 with a child with SEND
• Professional or academic references to cover the last two years, at least one of which must be from a school

Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be working 1:1 with a child with SEND on a full time basis. The child is in KS1 so knowledge of the KS1 curriculum would be an advantage, as would phonics experience.

You must be able to build a strong relationship with this child and manage behaviour effectively, as well as adopt a nurturing approach.

The Benefits

• Competitive salary up to £70/day
• Pension
• Holiday Pay
• PAYE and Umbrella Pay options
• Free, ongoing CPD
• The opportunity work with a friendly, family-run agency that values each candidate as an individual, not a number

Legal

All candidates are subject to an enhanced DBS, references and Barred checks. Flourish Education is acting as an employment and business agency. Flourish Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and expects every candidate to share this commitment.

If you require any further information please contact Gemma Hall at Flourish Education