Description

SEMH Teaching Assistant – Wantage

Year 5 – Pupil Referral Unit – Teaching Support Assistant

KS1 to KS2

Start date: 03/02/2025

Pay: £83.33 – £90 per day

Do you need a change from your current role? Do you have experience with SEMH, ADHD, ASD, Dyslexia, Challenging Behaviour in a primary school or similar settings? A Primary school based in East Challow, Wantage needs a permanent Year 5 SEMH Teaching Assistant, to work within their PRU/SEN unit. To offer and work closely with the SENCO to devise EHCPs, offer intervention. Year 5 is in high demand for expanding the SEN team, as they have 30% of the year group SEN diagnosed or suspected SEN.

  • Permanent
  • Pupil Referral Unit (PRU)
  • February 2025 start
  • Year 5 – ages 7 – 11 years
  • Monday – Friday, 08:30am – 3:15pm
  • Term time only
  • East Challow, Wantage – excellent transport links, great for candidates in: Grove, East Challow and Arlington.

Essential requirements:

  • Up to date enhance DBS Check
  • At least 1 years SEN childcare experience (preferred)
  • Safeguarding children certificate

SEMH Teaching Assistant Responsibilities:

  • Close classroom support/ teacher support the children with their learning tasks to maximise their progress.
  • Facilitating the students with integration and social integration.
  • Lesson/classroom plan preparation, maintaining a well-organised, tidy and stimulating classroom environment.
  • Hold skills to identify safeguarding/behavioural issues, provide feedback to the teacher and SEMH Teaching Assistant team.
  • Successfully supervise the East Challow, Wantage students, “Team Teach” experience is desirable. Activities may be physically intervene to support a child, to avoid dangerous behaviours.

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