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SEMH LSA needed in Dagenham Do you have a background in SEMH, SEBD or worked in a PRU? Have you had experience with challenging behaviour? TLTP are looking for a strong and robust LSA to compliment an SEMH school based in Dagenham, This specialist school based in Dagenham are looking for a special needs teaching assistant with experience of working with challenging children and young people. This is a specialist SEN school that caters for young people who have been permanently excluded from a mainstream School. Special needs teaching assistants will have the opportunity to work in this SEMH school with an excellent reputation in special education expertise, curriculum and resources. Special needs teaching assistants must have experience working with mental health problems and complex behaviours This school believes that all young people should be provided with appropriate education in a safe, stable, containing learning environment. Special needs teaching assistant will be working with a secondary aged pupils who have SEMH & SEBD including attachment disorder. Students are academic and they range from mild learning difficulties to gifted and talented. Special needs teaching assistants are given opportunities to succeed through the use of highly personalised individual education plans to help support their students. The Therapeutic Education Department works closely with the nurses, doctors and therapists at the centre and with a wide range of professionals in the community. This role starts ASAP and interviews will be held next week. * Special needs teaching assistants will need excellent behaviour management skills * Be able to build positive relationships with young people and staff * Team Teach or similar restraint training certificate * Good knowledge/experience working with children with SEMH within an Special needs environment * Special needs teaching assistants will need experience working with secondary aged pupils * Special needs teaching assistants will be collaborating with the classroom teacher to define appropriate activities for the pupils in relation to the curriculum * Assessing children who have long or short-term learning difficulties and working with colleagues to identify individual pupils' special needs * Liaising with other professionals, such as social workers, speech and language therapists, physiotherapists and educational psychologists This is a full time/long term position and will lead to permanent if successful. Skills and experience required are as follows: * EBD/SEBD * Mental Health experience * ASD * Excellent behaviour management * Current DBS on the update service * Classroom experience * Working with primary or secondary students * Available to interview ASAP The schools offers: * A committed and enthusiastic staff. * Quality professional development. * An exciting opportunity to shape the future of the school and to set the culture for achievement and progress for all of the pupils. * Purposeful, happy and supportive environment with learning for all at its centre. Your application will be passed onto the client and if we do not contact you directly, your application was unsuccessful on this occasion. TLTP Group is an Equal Opportunities employer. Subject to observance of all UK and EU current legislation we shall not discriminate to exclude individuals on the grounds of age, race, colour, gender (birth or reassigned), sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief, marital status, ethnic or national origin, health, pregnancy, childcare responsibilities or criminal records. Candidates from such groups are actively encouraged to apply.
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Location:
Dagenham
Salary:
£100 - £135 per day
Job Type:
FullTime
Category:
Education

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