ASEND is looking to appoint 2 confident and proactive SEN Higher Level Teaching Assistants to join our Tuition Centre near Uxbridge starting in September. Working alongside the centre's therapeutic coordinator, Lead Teacher and wider support team, you will assist by planning activities, differentiating tasks and working with the senior team to devise and monitor appropriate learning and social programmes for our young people.
The UTC delivers a service that is very dear to our hearts - it supports children in Hillingdon with SEND who do not have current school placements. We find it a work of great compassion to prepare these children for reintegration into full time school placements; no matter how easy or challenging it may be. The children we support are between the ages of 4 -16 and have a range of different needs. Children work in small groups of no more than 5 and the centre supports a maximum of 20 young people at any given time. We strive to prepare our children for a swift return to education once a placement is identified, and focus on giving them valuable social and learning opportunities that will enable them to thrive.
Job Title: Higher Level Teaching Assistant
Location: Uxbridge
Salary: £24,000-£26,000 per year depending on experience
Hours: 9am - 4.30pm - Monday to Friday
Start date: 2nd September 2024
Benefits:
- Free on-site parking
- Generous and competitive rates of pay
- Opportunities for professional development
- Training in working with children with SEND
- Join a friendly and supportive team
About Us:
ASEND is a highly specialist SEND company that provides skilled professionals to schools, homes and a range of other settings. We strive to support local pupils who are not attending a school, to get an excellently planned personalised education while they are waiting for a full time school placement. The SEN HLTA will play a vital part in this by supporting the Lead Teacher and Coordinator to deliver quality first teaching, curriculum and lesson planning, Your work will directly enhance the experience of being in a school for pupils, allowing them to make a successful move to their next school.
The HLTA will help and lead on fun and engaging lessons, activities and seasonal projects tailored to the individual pupils and across the small class. A passion for helping pupils progress is central to the quality of the HLTA. The job holder will use their past experience to guide pupils and their learning and ensure that they have fun to reduce any anxiety they have about attending school
Who are we looking for?
- Someone with a great attitude and who is a proactive team player!
- You have previous experience of working with children with SEND, in particular with Autism
- Great organisational skills with the ability to prioritise workload
- Understanding of safeguarding
- Ability to work independently and effectively without supervision
- You are a patient, kind and caring person
- Work intuitively and support the team
- You'll have a passion for helping pupils overcome any barriers to learning and difficulties with engagement.
- You'll be good at building rapport and strong relationships with children and their families
- Have the ability to motivate and inspire pupils.
- Use a person-centred approach in your work.
- Make the wellbeing, achievement, and progress of your pupils central to everything that you plan and do.
- Have the determination and energy to bring about continuous improvement.
Day-to-day responsibilities include:
- Being able to gauge how pupils are feeling each day upon arrival and adapt their support appropriately
- Collaborating with the SEN Teachers on learning programmes and curriculum
- Covering for the SEN Teacher when required
- Be prepared to take on any outreach responsibilities if needed
- Supporting the effective transition of pupils to their new school
- Helping to prepare termly assessment/progress reports
- Assist in maintaining weekly learning journals for each student
- Follow the guidance of the SEN Teacher and Centre Lead to support children's learning
- Proactively gather/prepare resources for learning as part of a team
- Adding to incident and safeguarding logs efficiently as and when needed
At ASEND you will always be well supported by our highly qualified and experienced team and well-remunerated for your work.
If you are seeking a truly rewarding position and are passionate about enriching the lives of young people, then do not hesitate to apply now and one of our specialist teams will review your application. We reserve the right to close our advert sooner if a suitable candidate is identified