SEN Teaching Assistant

Excell Supply is seeking passionate teaching assistants with experience of SEN for a number of positions in Flintshire and Denbighshire. It is essential that you have:

• SEN experience, including 1-1 support.
• Good organisational and communication skills.
• The ability to work on your own initiative and be reliable and flexible.
• The ability to build professional relationships with both staff and pupils.
• Remain calm and patient, but have a firm and strong approach when required.
• Recognise triggers and manage challenging situations effectively.
• To establish a positive and supportive relationship with the pupil.
• Use praise and encourage the pupil to stay on task.
• Implement agreed policies and strategies to manage behaviour effectively.
• Liaise with the class teacher, and other professionals about the pupil’s IEP (Individual Education Plan).
• The pupil needs nurturing, so you will need to have an engaging and kind personality, with understanding of children in care and the care system.
• To aid the pupil in their learning as effectively as possible by giving positive encouragement to reinforce self-esteem and confidence in each task.
• Provide regular feedback on the pupil’s learning and development to the teacher and other professionals.

At Excell Supply we ensure we listen to all of our candidates and proactively work with you on your needs and requirements. We look to continuously build upon our team of education specialists and we are looking for high quality teaching assistants to join our team.

By joining the Excell team you'll receive:

• A dedicated Account Manager with in depth knowledge of your local schools
• Free CPD (Continuous Professional Development) including practical application workshops with head teachers
• Professional Mentoring
• Highly Competitive rates of pay (paid weekly) 
• Be part of a highly reputable education employment business
• Consideration for all long term opportunities
• Access to our ‘Rewarding Excellence’ benefits package and generous ‘Recommend a Friend’ scheme
• Entry to our ‘Temp of the Term’ award

If you believe you have the skills required for this role please apply now. If you haven’t heard from us within two weeks of the vacancy closing date you should assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.