1:1 SEN Reception Teaching Assistant

1:1 SEN Reception Teaching Assistant 

**Location: Cardiff

**Full time, Long term

**September Start to the end of the academic year

Twenty 4 Seven Education is delighted to be working alongside a successful and inviting primary school in a residential area near Cardiff. They are looking for a one-to-one teaching assistant to work in a reception class with students with speech, language and communications difficulties and difficulties with fine motor skills.

The school

The school is led by a team of dedicated and enthusiastic staff who pride themselves in creating a stimulating and enjoyable learning environment for all its students. The successful candidate will be required to work as part of this team continuing their dedication to supporting the pupils.

The Role

The successful candidate will be given a fixed term starting in September and continuing through to the end of the academic year, with the possibility of this becoming permanent. They will be working term-time from 8:30 to 15:30 on weekdays.

As a on-to-one SEN TA you will:

• Work one-to-one with a pupil with speech, language and communication difficulties
  Work one-to-one with pupils with fine motor skills
  Assist the pupil in accessing the curriculum
  Assist the pupil in making progress both academically and socially or personally
  Get to know the pupil and learn how to support them further in the best way possible
  Support the classroom teacher and work with small groups of pupils

The successful candidate

• Will be patient, enthusiastic and approachable
  Will have experience working within an educational setting
  Will have an understanding of how to support children with SEND
  Will have a good command of the English language
  Experience working in a similar role is desirable but not essential. Teaching assistant qualifications are also desirable but not essential