Job Description

Job Reference: 2234883021-2 Date Posted: 8 July 2025 Recruiter: Graduate Career Solutions Location: Woking, Surrey Salary: On Application Sector: Support / IAG, Teaching Assistant

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Graduate SEN Teaching Assistant

Surrey

Upto 28K per annum

Main duties and responsibilities

Provide the support, care and teaching identified in learners' individual learning plans and curriculum


Plan, prepare and deliver sessions and activities to learners supporting the development of knowledge and skills as outlined in their individualised curriculum


Provide behaviourally based support and reduce behaviours that cause barriers to learning and quality of life


Support learners' participation in social, leisure and educational activities within the local community, applying theory-based learning to practice


Facilitate and support learners in decision making, promoting choice and involvement giving full regard to initiatives aimed at promoting individual empowerment


Collect, record and analyse data on learners' progress, ensuring learning support and care is appropriate and effective, making changes where needed


Once trained, administer medication in accordance with company policies and procedures, and ensure that medical emergencies are dealt with appropriately


Participate in relevant training to achieve required qualifications and attend mandatory training days/ courses, on- or off-site, as and when required

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Knowledge, skills and experience


Educated to a degree level


Professional, personal or voluntary experience of working with adults or young people with disabilities


Interest in special educational needs, specifically autism


Passionate about helping others learn and develop skills


A positive, patient, caring and can-do attitude


Ability to work as part of a team and build good working relationships with learners, parents and staff


Ability to keep accurate records and reports to track learner progress


Confidence in maintaining confidentiality and discretion

Personal qualities

Soundly analyses verbal and numerical data


Contributes to improve work methods, outcomes and team performance


Adapts to new ideas and initiatives relevant to own area of work


Manages the workload and completion of tasks by setting timelines and milestones, and involving stakeholders to deliver on time


Invites and builds upon the ideas of others

Building relationships

Follows-up with learners during and after the delivery of services to ensure that their needs have been met


Ensures service is provided to learners during critical periods


Prioritises learners' issues and address them accordingly


Understands the reason behind, or motivation for someone's actions


Recognises what is and is not acceptable/possible at certain times given the Organisational rules, structures, decision-making bodies, power relationships, Code of Conduct and values




Please note: This role is also known as Learning Support Worker

THE POST HOLDER WILL BE SUBJECT TO AN ENHANCED DISCLOSURE AND BARRING SERVICE (DBS) CHECK