Vision for Education will pay for your training courses, all we ask is that you a passionate individual who wants to support children and young people! Do you want a rewarding career where you can be instrumental in making a difference to young peopl
About the role
SEND / SEMH Trainee Teaching Assistant
Vision for Education will pay for your training courses, all we ask is that you a passionate individual who wants to support children and young people! Do you want a rewarding career where you can be instrumental in making a difference to young people's lives? Apply today to join our SEND Supply Agency and kick start your career!
About the role - Agency Staff
Become a Trainee Teaching Assistant - SEND! No previous experience or qualifications necessary, just a love for helping others!
If you are applying as someone with no education setting experience, we will fund your online training courses in SEND, Behaviour Management, Challenging Behaviours and Safeguarding and Introduction into becoming a Teaching Assistant. As agency staff, you will be working at a mix of SEN schools, ranging from ASC, ADHD, SEMH, Challenging Behaviours, Learning Difficulties and PMLD. Please note, this is not a permanent position. As part of Vision for Education's supply register, you can be subject to adhoc, short-term or long-term bookings. As you will be agency staff, we cannot guarantee you work. Experience in either the education or care setting is desirable but not required.
Vision For Education are excited to provide this bespoke and incredible opportunity to support passionate people with getting into the education sector. We work alongside our client schools to provide successful Trainee Teaching Assistants with high quality training and paid on the job experience.
Following a successful interview and pending suitability, safeguarding and identity checks, we will work to secure you a paid placement in a school to further develop your skills. If we obtain a satisfactory reference after 5 days of paid work in a school, you will become a SEND Teaching Assistant.
About the school
Prior to starting your placement, you will be required to complete a comprehensive training programme delivered by Vision for Education and school leaders, which will give you the essential skills you need to work as a SEND Teaching Assistant.
Teaching Assistants are instrumental in ensuring the smooth running of any school. The most effective SEND Teaching Assistants have excellent communication skills and have an interest and passion in supporting the day-today needs of all children. They are also able to build relationships with both staff, children, and their families.
The role of a SEND Teaching Assistant varies from each school. You may be working to support the teacher in while class teaching, running small group interventions to support children or working on a 1:1 basis to ensure the needs of all children are met and that they can thrive.
Requirements
To be considered for the role of a SEND Trainee Teaching Assistant - you will:
- Have a passion for supporting and helping children.
- Be dedicated to improving outcomes for all children.
- Be committed to completing the required training and participating in ongoing CPD.
- Be willing to pay for an enhanced DBS check and register with the Update Service.
Vision for Education is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. We take our responsibilities extremely seriously. All staff we register will undertake thorough interviewing and referencing checks and hold, or be prepared to undergo, an Enhanced DBS check that must be registered on the Update Service.
About Vision for Education
Vision for Education is a market-leading education recruitment and supply agency committed to the learning and development of young people. With branches across the country, we are an employer of choice for high-quality primary, secondary and SEND teaching and support staff.
Salary
£13.68 to £13.68 per hour
Salary is dependent on experience, training or qualifications. The minimum experience, training or qualifications required for this position are:
- Have a desire to work within education.
- Have/ be willing to obtain an enhanced DBS check.
What Vision for Education offer
As a valued employee of Vision for Education, you will receive:
- Excellent daily rates paid weekly by our in-house Payroll team using the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) system.
- Guaranteed pay scheme (subject to availability and qualifying criteria).
- Pension contributions (subject to a qualifying period).
- Full compliance with AWR (Agency Workers’ Regulations), to make sure you get the pay and working conditions you are entitled to.
- FREE training to help with your professional development such as Team Teach training, online webinars and safeguarding and child protection updates.
- Generous refer a friend or colleague bonus scheme.
- Access to a dedicated consultant, who will provide ongoing support.
Vision for Education do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.
How to apply
Apply via this website with an up-to-date CV and contact details. For more information, or an informal chat about the role, please call Izzy on 01174540333 or email [email protected]
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