Experienced SEN support required - Primary School - Hackney
Long Term Contract
5 days a week
£95 - £100 per day PAYE
Are you an experienced SEN Teaching Assistant? How you previously supported a range of SEN needs? Do you have experience from a special school or SEN provision?
If you answered YES to the above, I want you to continue reading...
Parker Smith Inclusion are a SEND Specialist Consultancy which means we support schools with their most complex and challenging students on a long term & temp - to - perm basis giving you the consistency to build rapport and trust with the students you're working with to improve their learning and engagement witin education.
A primary school in Hackney are seeking an experienced SEN support member of staff to work with new referrals that are brought to the school that have an EHCP or are awaiting funding for one, this may mean that their needs are complex, perhaps they haven't been indentified as of yet, students may be dysregulated due to change in environment or not understanding their own emotions.
This means that they require a member of staff that understands SEN and the wide spectrum that falls under this, you can react appropriately and effectively to behaviours that could be challenging, you can advise and create new stratergies to improve engagement in learning and support in parental engagement to make sure that all updates on progress are provided accordingly and with compassion.
Do you have the following skills?
- Experience with non-mainstream learners
- Supported with ASC, SEMH, ADHD, AUDHD, SLCN, SLD, MLD, PDA and EAL
- Strong understanding of alternative communication such as; PECs, makaton, core boards
- Experienced in sensory regulation techniques
- Primary experience to support with reading, writing, english & maths
- Confident to have a firm but fair approach when supporting students with behaviour needs
- Capable of meeting students where they are not where you'd expect them to be
- Supported with interventions, inside or outside the lesson
These are just a few things that I would be looking for on a CV, but I also want to speak to you to find out your personal experience - how have you handle dysregulation? Do you know how to handle a safeguarding situation? Are you empathetic, patient and caring?
If you feel this advert speaks to you and you want to be part of improving a young childs education I want to hear from you - this role is looking to start immediately and I'll be registering candidates on-going to trial at the school.
Get in touch with Elise @ Parker Smith Inclusion 0203 011 4848 to hear more.