Secondary Teaching Assistant – SEND department

We are currently looking for a Secondary SEND Teaching Assistant to start in September in a secondary school in the Whitehaven area. The position is to work within a progressive and inclusive SEND department. The staff are supportive and work well as a team. The role is to support young people with additional needs such as Autism, ADHD, learning disabilities, Dyslexia and SEMH. You will be supporting them in the classroom and 1:1 sessions in the SEND department. The pupils will be working at KS3 and KS4 also foundation stage.The ideal person for the role

• Will have experience of supporting young people with Additional needs.
• Will be a great communicator and team player to join a committed SEND team.
• Have previous experience of supporting young people or adults with additional needs.
• Committed to safeguarding and the well being of young people.

The position is school hours 8:30 – 3:30, we will consider people part time as well as full time.

Sense Education provides training and support for all our staff.

Safeguarding children is an integral part of what we do and we have a stringent safer recruitment process. we undertake checks on all the candidates we work with. As such we require a current Enhanced DBS Disclosure for everyone working in Schools. If you do not have a subscription to the DBS Update Service, you may be required