Graduate SEN Teaching Assistant

• Work with a wide variety of SEN including but not limited to: ASD (Autism), SP&L (Speech and Language), SEMH (Social, Emotional, Mental Health), Behaviour, GDD (Global Developmental Delay)
• Support children in a professional setting, 1-2-1 and in small group interventions
• Work in the classroom alongside Class Teachers, Senior Leaders and SENCOs (Special Educational Needs Coordinators)
• Utilise the school’s specialist Sensory Rooms to carry out specialist out of class interventions
• Have exposure to external agencies, Social Workers, Counsellors, Educational Psychologists
• Work with children with EHCPs (Educational Healthcare Plans) ensuring their needs are met
• Receive on the job training including Safeguarding, Prevent, Autism Awareness, Paediatric First Aid Training

• A graduate (or soon to be!) in a relevant subject, Psychology isn’t essential
• Predicted or Final grade 1st Class or 2:1
• A genuine interest in working with and supporting young people / children, whether that’s through Psychology routes, social mobility or Education in general
• Previous experience (tutoring, summer camps, nannying, babysitting, support worker etc.)
• Any professional or personal SEN / Disability experience is an added bonus
• Resilience, a get up and go personality and a wicked sense of humour
• Strong A-Levels and GCSEs across the board
• Ambitious – want to learn, to progress, to get involved as much as possible

Professional or personal SEN / Disability experience

• On-site counsellor
• Paid on a weekly basis
• Training in Safeguarding, Prevent, Autism Awareness, Paediatric First Aid
• Term Time Only work