SEND Teaching Assistant

We are working with an inclusive secondary school in Warrington who are looking for a dedicated full time SEND Teaching Assistant to join their team on a long term basis.

No teaching qualifications necessary. We are looking for applicants who can be made available as soon as possible.

This role will offer you the opportunity to:

• Provide individual support to a secondary school student.
• Promote positive attitudes to learning and behaviour.
• Gain experience within some of the best UK based schools - great for those looking to progress into a career within Education or studying towards gaining their PGCE.

The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate:

• Experience working with ASD pupils on a 1 to 1 basis

• Experience working with KS3 and KS4 pupils this can include experience outside of schools (youth mentor, instructor, club leaders etc)
• Have an excellent understanding of safeguarding

• Display confident classroom management and behaviour strategies
• Be resilient, reliable and passionate about excelling within education with a real enthusiasm for inspiring pupils to engage with their learning and development

If you already have a DBS on the update service this is ideal however we can issue you an application form if not.

About Opogo Education

Opogo Education is reshaping the traditional supply agency model making faster, fairer and more efficient. Our benefits include:

• Easy-to-use mobile app: set your availability and pay rates from our mobile app and let the jobs come to you.
• Higher rates: our tech-led approach allows us to reduce costs for schools and pay our educators more than traditional agencies.
• One-click timesheets: approve your timesheets once a week all through the mobile app.
• Smart match: we match you with the most suitable jobs so that schools can easily find you and send you opportunities.
• Social enterprise: we reinvest our profits back into the education sector to support you. Access hundreds of CPD-certified courses for free through our Learn platform.

Opogo Ltd is accredited by the REC and in accordance with KCSIE 2024 guidelines, any offers of employment are subject to our strict vetting, safeguarding and reference procedures.

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