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Make Your Experience Matter: Level 2 Teaching Assistant. Are you ready to transition to a career where your dedication changes lives every day? We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced individual to join our dedicated team in the Merstham area, Surrey. This is an opportunity to utilise your transferable skills in communication, organisation, and problem-solving to make a profound, positive impact on children's development and wellbeing.
Job Responsibility:
Support pupils with their learning and general wellbeing
Ensure every child can reach their full potential in a safe, caring environment
Be a vital part of a multi-disciplinary team
Establish a positive relationship with pupils to help them feel safe, enjoy learning, and promote their independence
Promote positive behaviour and concentration
Adapt responses to any changes or escalations
Ensure the highest standard of personal care and supporting personal needs when required (e.g., toileting, hygiene, dressing)
Take responsibility for safeguarding and promoting the welfare and positive wellbeing of pupils according to school policies
Engage in reflective practices, continuous professional development, and appraisal
Participate in regular training and other learning activities, as well as supervision and appraisal
Requirements:
Previous experience (at least one year) of working within a relevant SEND Provision
Flexible, adaptable, and solution-focused
Ability to work on your own initiative as well as part of a team
Good interpersonal skills for collaborating with staff and professionals
Solid understanding of Safeguarding principles and Child Protection procedures
Experience managing a range of approaches to behaviour, including those that challenge
Good numeracy and literacy skills
Competent ICT skills
Willing to work towards a Level 2 award in supporting teaching and learning in schools if not already held
Able to meet the demands of physically challenging work
Satisfactory Enhanced DBS with barred list checks
Eligibility to work in the UK
Nice to have:
Education experience
Commitment, initiative, and problem-solving skills from previous professional life