SEND Teaching Assistant (SLD) Astin, City of Birmingham

  • Location: City of Birmingham
  • Duration: Ongoing
  • Salary: £92.52 - 102.83 per day
  • Start date: As soon as possible
  • Job Type: Temporary
  • Sector: Primary Education
  • Posted:

Job Description

SEND Teaching Assistant (SLD)

School Type
Special Educational Needs School

Age Range of Pupils
4 to 19 years

Location
Aston B6, Birmingham

Contract Type
Full-time, Monday to Friday (ONLY APPLY IF LOOKING FOR FULL TIME)
Term-time only
Long-term opportunity with the potential to become permanent

Pay
£92.52 – £102.83 per day
£462.60 – £514.15 per week

Job Purpose

We are currently looking for a caring and committed SEND Teaching Assistant to support pupils with Severe Learning Difficulties (SLD) in Aston.

Key Responsibilities – Teaching & Learning Support

  • Provide learning support on a 1:1 basis
  • Assist with personal care where required
  • Support communication and engagement activities
  • Encourage independence and development
  • Work alongside teaching and therapy teams
  • Promote pupil wellbeing

Person Requirements

  • Experience working with complex needs or SLD
  • Patient and compassionate approach
  • Comfortable supporting personal care
  • Strong teamwork skills
  • Enhanced DBS on the Update Service (or willingness to obtain one)
  • Two satisfactory references

Qualifications

No formal qualifications required.

Relevant experience including:

  • Support work
  • Care work
  • Teaching Assistant work
  • Youth work
  • Autism support

What New Directions Education Ltd Offers

  • Dedicated SEND consultant support
  • Competitive weekly pay
  • Consistent full-time TA opportunities
  • Long-term roles with permanent potential
  • Ongoing support and development
  • Recommend a friend and receive £150 once they complete 10 days of work
  • Excellent reputation within education recruitment

What New Directions Education Ltd offers:

  • A dedicated and expert Account Manager
  • Regular and varied supply work
  • Competitive rates of pay
  • Potential long-term roles
  • Full compliance with the Agency Workers Regulation (AWR)
  • A network of branches across the UK
  • One of the preferred suppliers to all 22 local authorities in Wales under the All Wales Framework Agreement
  • We are the major teaching supply agency for Welsh speaking teachers across Wales
  • Recommend-a-friend scheme
  • Respected reputation across the education and recruitment industry

New Directions Education Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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