Description
Learning Support Assistant/Teaching Assistant
Pupil Referral Unit
Harrow
ASAP Start
SANZA Teaching Agency are working with a leading provision in Harrow. They are seeking a full-time teaching assistant/learning support assistant to support primary students in their pupil referral unit.
If you are passionate about helping young children and have a talent for positive behavioural management, this is the role for you.
ABOUT THE SCHOOL
The school consists of a primary and secondary pupil referral unit, an outreach team, inclusion support team and other services. They cater for students aged 5-16 years who are unable to attend mainstream school due to being permanently excluded, or facing physical or mental illness, or other circumstances. It is a multi-agency provision that brings together support services from different fields who all work together to support vulnerable young people.
ABOUT THE ROLE
As a learning support assistant/teaching assistant, you will:
Support the social, emotional, mental health (SEMH) needs of students
Be willing and able to deal with challenging behaviour
Support the learning of children in the class, including individual, small and large groups
Monitor and support children that have social, emotional and/or mental health (SEMH) difficulties, and possibly other special educational needs
Support the students academically, socially and emotionally, encouraging positive behaviour and using positive reinforcement YOU WILL NEED TO
Have experience as a teaching assistant/learning support assistant
Believe in taking a holistic approach to the child’s learning journey
Be calm and empathetic but able to set boundaries
Be trustworthy and reliable
Genuinely want to make a different to the lives of vulnerable young people
NEXT STEPS
The school is looking to secure the ideal teaching assistant/learning support assistant ASAP, so don’t hesitate to apply. Alternatively, contact Lauren McNaught at SANZA Teaching Agency on (phone number removed) for more information
