Job Description

Are you a Criminology / Psychology Graduate looking for hands-on experience working with social, emotional, and mental health needs? Do you aspire to make a difference in the lives of students who may be at risk of turning to negative influences like County Lines? If so, we have an outstanding opportunity for you.

GSL is seeking an SEN Teaching Assistant to join our team in Brentwood. In this role, you will work in a specialist Arts provision that emphasizes the positive impact of the arts on all areas of life. You will provide assistance and supervision for students before, during, and after lessons, assist students in understanding and participating in set tasks in an appropriate way, and support literacy and numeracy development.

As a Criminology / Psychology Graduate this role will play a crucial part in helping you qualify or disqualify elements of the industry for you. You will work with students who have a range of additional needs associated with social, emotional, and mental health challenges. You will help build their confidence and motivation, encourage the development of appropriate social skills, and maintain accurate individual student records.

The Alternative Provision is situated in Brentwood and offers a restorative, therapeutic approach to education and behaviour management. As an SEN teaching assistant, you will work in classes of 3-6 pupils with a staff to student ratio of 1:1. The school has recently been graded as \'good\' in key categories such as leadership and management and behaviour. This achievement has largely been through the school\'s commitment to its restorative processes and programs, which achieve a lot through positive reinforcement.

Requirements:

• An undergraduate degree (preferable) and/or previous SEN experience, ideal for Criminology and Psychology Graduates
• Good general education levels in English and Maths, 5 grade and above is desired
• A real focus on outside interests that diversify away from the core subjects, building key and personal skills - Sport, Cooking, Coding, Dance, Hair Dressing
• Knowledge, keen interest, or understanding of the range of different types of learning and behavioural needs (SEMH, PRU)
• Ability to adapt to various working environments and students with differing abilities and unpredictable behaviour
• A co-operative working style
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• A caring attitude and a good listener
• Flexibility in terms of working patterns

If you are sincere about your career within Trauma, Advocacy and Mental Health and want to demonstrate the value of education to your students while building substantial relationships and keeping them safe, we encourage you to apply.

Please note that this role requires a strong knowledge and understanding of safeguarding and child protection, and successful applicants must satisfy all background safer recruitment checks including an enhanced DBS on the update service.

If you are interested in this role in Brentwood, please click \'apply now\' and submit your up-to-date CV. Our dedicated consultants will be in touch within 24 hours.

Job Title: SEN Teaching Assistant
Location: Brentwood
Salary Scale: \xc2\xa385-\xc2\xa390
Start Date: 21/05/2023
End Date: Mid July 2023 with the opportunity to extend in September 2023
Contract type: Long Term Contract, 5 days a week, 8:30 - 16:00

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