Teaching Assistant (OWN VISA)

Teaching Assistant: ( OWN VISA)

Teaching Assistant ( Learning Support Assistant)

Special needs teaching assistants help children with a range of learning, physical or behavioral difficulties. You may work in a special school that supports children with a range of moderate, severe or complex special educational needs. You could have a different job title, such as special needs classroom assistant, learning support assistant, support worker or special needs assistant.

As a special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) teaching assistant, you may work with children who have:

• mild to moderate learning difficulties (MLD)
• specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia (SPLD)
• physical disabilities (PD)
• hearing or visual impairment (HI, VI)
• social, emotional or mental health issues (SEMH)

Your responsibilities may include:

• Helping with school work alongside the teacher
• Preparing learning materials, usually adapted from the teachers' plans to suit the students you work with
• Encouraging children to be confident and independent
• Helping children to understand instructions
• Contributing to a child’s care plan (education, social, behaviour and personal)
• Encouraging children to communicate, sometimes using non-verbal means of communication such as Makaton or PECs
• Supporting children during social activities and outings
• Helping children during therapy sessions
• Recognizing when children are upset and comforting them
• Looking after children’s physical needs
• Assisting the classroom teacher with the preparation of lessons, materials, and the overall organization of the environment
• Providing students with instruction under the supervision of the classroom teacher
• Attending to the pupil’s personal care needs including toileting
• Supporting students in transit to/from home to the school by acting as an escort on the bus, when required
• Attending and participating in staff meetings and trainings
• Completing additional cleaning duties as requested to support a healthy environment
• Accompanying teaching staff and pupils on visits, trips, and out-of-school activities as required
• Communicating important information efficiently with team and classroom teacher

Job Type: Full-time

Application Deadline: 01/03/2025