School Support Worker, Canterbury
Job Description
Job Description
Twenty4Seven Education are actively seeking a school support worker/teaching assistant for an SEN school in Canterbury. The school requires individuals who are passionate, enthusiastic and dedicated in supporting children and young adults with additional needs such as social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) and autism (ASD). This is a permanent position due to commence ASAP.
Applicants must be willing to work with students with learning difficulties and additional needs and/or have relevant previous experience working with SEN children or adults. This role is full time, term time only which means you have all of the schools holidays off and weekends/evenings to yourself. Perfect for someone with a young family or looking for a work-life balance.
32.5 hours per week, term time only plus 5 CPD days, 8.30am – 3.30pm.
Salary Kent Range 3 £13,920 (fte £18,425) plus SEN Allowance of £1323.
Must have:
- Experience with SEND children and/or adults
- Calm, caring, considerate, compassionate and most of all be patient.
- Understanding of key issues like challenging behaviour, and safeguarding
- Willing to have a child and adult DBS check
- Understanding of relevant policies/codes of practice and awareness of relevant legislation
- Team Teach desirable but not a must
- Communication and language experience desirable but not a must
- Personal care
Typical duties of a school support worker:
- Attend to the pupils’ personal needs, and implement related personal programmes
- Supervise and support pupils in access of learning
- Assist with the development and implementation of Individual Support Plans and Personal Care programmes.
- Provide feedback to pupils in relation to progress and achievement under guidance of the teacher.
- Provide detailed and regular feedback to teachers on pupils’ achievement, progress, problems etc.
- Personal care
What you need to do now:
If you’re interested in this role, please click ‘apply now’ and a member of the team will be in touch. The deadline for applications is Monday 18th April, if successful you will be invited to interview at the school on Thursday 28th April.
We are very keen to speak with Learning Support Assistants, Residential Workers, Youth workers, SEN Teaching Assistants, Support Workers who are interested in this position. If you feel that this is you, please get in touch ASAP by contacting Charlotte today!
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: Salary Kent Range 3 £13,920 (fte £18,425) plus SEN Allowance of £1323