SEND – Learning Support Assistant

LEARNING SUPPORT ASSISTANT (SEND) – Coventry 

Are you looking for work within a school and have some experience with SEND children?

Job Description:

PK Education are working exclusively with a SEND Secondary School in Coventry and we are urgently recruiting Special Needs Learning Support Assistants to work both full and part time at our partner school on an ongoing basis.

We are looking to appoint SEND learning support assistants with experience to cover long and short-term roles within the Resource Provision of this school. The resource provision has around 30 young people with varying needs. The provision is a specialist ASD provision for young people in the Coventry area.

The role of the Learning Support Assistant is to:

• Support in the class either on a 121 basis or in small group situations
• Manage the behaviour of pupils whilst they are undertaking their work.
• Follow the direction of the lead teacher in the class
• Deal with any immediate problems.
• Build rapport with students.

The successful applicants will:

• Be qualified to degree level or have school support experience.
• Have experience working with small or large groups of children.
• Some experience of working with ASD students
• Be available at least 3 days a week (full time preferably).
• Be flexible and available at short notice.

PK Education can offer you the following benefits:

• Competitive rates of pay of £90- £100 per day
• Short term and long-term vacancies suiting your needs
• Support and feedback from an experienced office team
• Respected relationships with a range of schools across Coventry
• Team Teach training
• An attractive ‘recommend a friend’ scheme, for any referrals that you make to PK Education
• PK Education will arrange your clearance including Barred List Check, References and Enhanced DBS

If you are interested in applying for the above Learning Support assistant opportunity and would like to hear more, then please contact Ciara on 0121 631 3466, email: ciara@pkeducation.co.uk or apply using the appropriate link below. We are unable to support sponsorship.

PK education is committed to embracing equal opportunities and diversity for all employees, workers and applicants; and shall adhere to such a policy at all times.