Our Team at Ortus Recruitment are committed to securing high-quality and dedicated educators with full-time and long-term positions within mainstream and SEN primary schools in their local area. The schools we work with are Ofsted rated ‘Good‘ or ‘Outstanding‘, provide training and CPD courses to ensure career progression and offer consistent support and motivation.

We are currently recruiting for a SEN Teaching Assistant to join the team in a mainstream primary school in the London Borough of Barnet.

The ideal candidate for this role will have prior experience of supporting SEN children and most importantly a passion for it. You will need to be able to build positive rapports with the children, provide an inclusive and safe environment for them to learn and effectively communicate with staff members, external practitioners and parents/carers. You will need to work on a 1:1 basis with SEN children as well as leading interventions in small groups to raise attainment. It is important to be patient and empathetic in order to build successful and positive rapports with the students.

This is a fantastic chance to be at the fore-front of children’s learning and development while being consistently aided and encouraged by the Senior Leadership Team and fellow staff members, with the potential to progress on to a Teacher Training programme if deemed an ideal candidate.

Responsibilities:

• Develop a careful and creative program suitable for young children
• Employ a variety of educational techniques (storytelling, educational play, etc.) to teach children
• Observe each child to help them improve their social competencies and build self-esteem
• Encourage children to interact with each other and resolve occasional arguments
• Guide children to develop their artistic and practical capabilities through a carefully constructed curriculum (identify shapes, numbers or colours, do crafts etc.)
• Track children’s progress and report to parents
• Collaborate with other educators
• Maintain a clean and tidy classroom consistent with health and safety standards

Requirements:

• Experience with SEN
• Excellent understanding of child development and KS1 curriculum
• Familiarity with safeguarding guidelines for classrooms
• Excellent communication and instructional skills
• Ability to act as mediator between children
• Cool-tempered, positive and friendly attitude

Benefits:

• £80 – £100 daily rate (PAYE, NO UMBRELLA COMPANY FEES)
• Opportunities for training and CPD courses to enhance skillset
• Potential to secure permanent contract after 20 working weeks
• Potential to be placed on teacher training programme
• Generous referral scheme
• Continuous support/advice from specialist consultants

Ortus Recruitment are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All candidates applying to posts through Ortus Recruitment must undertake or have already undertaken the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks.

If you believe to be the ideal candidate, apply today with your full CV to be considered for the role.