Graduate Teaching Assistant

Job Description

Position: Graduate SEN Teaching Assistant Location: Fulham Start Date: September 2024. Type: Long Term Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of children with Special Educational Needs (SEN)? Do you have a heart for guiding and supporting young learners towards success? If so, we have an incredible opportunity for you. Role Overview: As a Graduate SEN TA, you'll play a vital role in supporting students with diverse learning needs, including those with autism, dyslexia, ADHD, and other developmental challenges. You'll work closely with experienced educators to provide one-on-one support, assist in lesson planning, and create a nurturing learning environment where every child can thrive. Key Responsibilities: Individualised Support: Provide one-on-one support to students with special educational needs, including assisting with academic tasks, social skills development, and emotional regulation. Differentiated Instruction: Collaborate with teachers to adapt and modify lesson plans and materials to meet the diverse learning needs of students with SEN, ensuring that content is accessible and engaging. Behaviour Management: Implement behaviour management strategies to promote positive behaviour and address challenging behaviours effectively, in line with the school's behaviour policy and individual student behaviour plans. Inclusion Support: Foster an inclusive classroom environment where students with SEN feel valued, respected, and included, promoting peer acceptance and understanding through collaborative activities and discussions. Communication: Maintain open and effective communication with teachers, SENCO (Special Educational Needs Coordinator), parents/guardians, and other relevant stakeholders to share information about student progress, concerns, and achievements. Requirements: Has or is willing to obtain an enhanced DBS. The right to work in the UK Previous experience working with children with special educational needs is highly desirable(not mandatory) Graduate degree in a subject Strong communication and interpersonal skills. Patience, empathy, and a genuine passion for supporting children with SEN. Is confident maintaining a possible work environment. If you think you would be a good fit for this role, please apply now. If you would like more information on the role, please contact Roberta: (phone number removed) or email (url removed) All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details. All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date. Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants. We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service. Full assistance provided. For details of our privacy policy, please see visit the Protocol Education website