We are currently recruiting for a Special Needs teaching assistant for a Primary School in Liverpool. The successful Special Needs teaching assistant will work on a one-to-one basis with a year 2 pupil who has Aspergers. You will be supporting the pupil in all core subjects, therefore a good understanding of English and Maths is essential.
This Role will be a Long Term, Full Time role and has the potential to go permanent for the right candidate.
As a Special Needs Teaching Assistant, your job is to enhance and enrich the learning of the pupil in your care. You will work hard to ensure the pupil is constantly engaged with an overall aim of improving their behaviour and their subject knowledge.
You will ensure the pupil stays on task with all work and, where required, challenge them to deliver when they are struggling. The ability to communicate clearly is essential, as is the need to explain the process behind problem-solving in subjects without necessarily giving answers. The successful Special Needs Teaching Assistant must also be committed, as Aspergers pupils rely on a set routine. We are looking for a Special Needs teaching assistant who not only has recent and relevant experience but who has good knowledge and understanding of what it takes to work with challenging Special Needs pupils.
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