- Location
- Lightwater, England
- Sector
- Education & Training
- Salary
- MPS
- Benefits
- CPD
Lead SEN Assistant
Immediate interview opportunity
Lightwater, Surrey
Are you passionate about working with children?
Experienced in a primary school setting?
A fantastic opportunity has arisen at a great Surrey primary school. Protocol Education is working with a lovely three-form-entry junior school, serving the community of Lightwater. We are looking for a forward thinking and inspirational Lead SEN Assistant to join the School in the Autumn Term.
The school offers a well-supported and vibrant learning environment with an emphasis on high levels of achievement, high expectations yet a caring ethos which focuses on the development of the whole child. There are excellent facilities both in school and out and are active with the local community of schools both for the children's learning but also for strong staff development opportunities.
You will be a vital member of the team, working with the SENCO to support and lead a small team of support assistants working with children with additional needs. You will be required to liaise with professionals to ensure that there is a collaborative approach to SEN. The school provides a well-resourced environment with children who are keen to learn and like to be challenged and we would like to recruit someone to join the fantastic staff team, who will contribute to this ethos and share enthusiasm and high expectations.
We require the following essential experience:
Experience in working across KS2
Ability to deliver a range of support strategies and programmes
To be able to support children with SEN in mainstream or specialist educational settings
To be able to implement therapy plans from external professionals
Attend annual review meetings
liaise with external agencies and professionals
To support pupils with social communication difficulties, speech and language needs, specific learning difficulties and SEMH needs such as: ADHD, ODD, attachment disorders and anxiety disorders
Ability to lead a small team
Evidence of sharing best practice
The following criteria is desirable:
HLTA status and the willingness to cover whole classes on an ad hoc basis
Physical restraint training
Training in Social, Emotional and Mental health needs
Elklan training
Makaton experience
Experience in leading whole classes
We offer excellent rates of pay, collaborative working environment and a dedicated consultant. Please apply today for further information
All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see protocol-education.com/FAQs 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’. We also offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers, if your certificates are not within the last 12 months. 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 protocol-education.com/privacy-policy
Immediate interview opportunity
Lightwater, Surrey
Are you passionate about working with children?
Experienced in a primary school setting?
A fantastic opportunity has arisen at a great Surrey primary school. Protocol Education is working with a lovely three-form-entry junior school, serving the community of Lightwater. We are looking for a forward thinking and inspirational Lead SEN Assistant to join the School in the Autumn Term.
The school offers a well-supported and vibrant learning environment with an emphasis on high levels of achievement, high expectations yet a caring ethos which focuses on the development of the whole child. There are excellent facilities both in school and out and are active with the local community of schools both for the children's learning but also for strong staff development opportunities.
You will be a vital member of the team, working with the SENCO to support and lead a small team of support assistants working with children with additional needs. You will be required to liaise with professionals to ensure that there is a collaborative approach to SEN. The school provides a well-resourced environment with children who are keen to learn and like to be challenged and we would like to recruit someone to join the fantastic staff team, who will contribute to this ethos and share enthusiasm and high expectations.
We require the following essential experience:
Experience in working across KS2
Ability to deliver a range of support strategies and programmes
To be able to support children with SEN in mainstream or specialist educational settings
To be able to implement therapy plans from external professionals
Attend annual review meetings
liaise with external agencies and professionals
To support pupils with social communication difficulties, speech and language needs, specific learning difficulties and SEMH needs such as: ADHD, ODD, attachment disorders and anxiety disorders
Ability to lead a small team
Evidence of sharing best practice
The following criteria is desirable:
HLTA status and the willingness to cover whole classes on an ad hoc basis
Physical restraint training
Training in Social, Emotional and Mental health needs
Elklan training
Makaton experience
Experience in leading whole classes
We offer excellent rates of pay, collaborative working environment and a dedicated consultant. Please apply today for further information
All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see protocol-education.com/FAQs 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’. We also offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers, if your certificates are not within the last 12 months. 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 protocol-education.com/privacy-policy