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Teaching Assistant

Job Posted: 7 days ago

Salary: £ 96.58 - 105 / Day
Job Type: Permanent
Location: High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Expire in: 21 days

Job Description

EmpowerED is recruiting for a Teaching Assistant in High Wycombe to join a fantastic specialist SEND school supporting children and young people with severe and complex learning needs, including complex autism.

This Teaching Assistant role in High Wycombe is an excellent opportunity for someone who wants a rewarding career supporting pupils to develop their communication, independence, emotional regulation and essential life skills.

The Teaching Assistant role

As a Teaching Assistant in High Wycombe, you will work alongside experienced teachers and specialist professionals to provide individualised support to pupils across the school’s primary or secondary provision.

The curriculum is highly personalised and focused on helping every young person develop the skills they need to become as independent as possible.

Your day as a Teaching Assistant could involve:

  * Supporting pupils with severe and complex learning needs

  * Working with children and young people with complex autism

  * Supporting communication using books, symbols and communication devices

  * Helping pupils with sensory and emotional regulation

  * Supporting learning through practical and play-based activities

  * Building positive, consistent relationships with pupils

  * Supporting pupils with their individual physical, social and emotional needs

  * Working alongside teachers, Speech & Language Therapists and Occupational Therapists

Do I need SEND experience?

Not necessarily.

Previous school experience isn't essential for this High Wycombe Teaching Assistant vacancy, as comprehensive training and support are available.

We're interested in people who are patient, resilient, caring and genuinely motivated to work with children and young people with additional needs.

Experience in any of the following could be particularly transferable:

SEND | Care | Support Work | Youth Work | Early Years | Mental Health | Play Work | Residential Care

You'll also have opportunities to develop your knowledge of areas such as communication strategies, low-arousal approaches, behaviour and de-escalation, sensory regulation, safeguarding and dysphagia awareness.

Why consider this Teaching Assistant opportunity?

This isn't simply about helping pupils complete classroom work. As a Teaching Assistant at this specialist High Wycombe school, you'll be helping young people communicate, regulate, develop relationships and gain skills that can make a real difference to their future independence.

You'll join an established, supportive specialist team within a school that places considerable emphasis on both pupil and staff wellbeing.

Interested in becoming a Teaching Assistant in High Wycombe?

If you're an experienced SEND Teaching Assistant looking for your next position in High Wycombe, we'd love to speak to you.

Equally, if you're currently working in care, support, early years or another people-focused role and would like to explore becoming a Teaching Assistant in High Wycombe, we'd be really interested in hearing from you.

Apply today or contact EmpowerED for an informal conversation about the role.

EmpowerED is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All successful applicants will be subject to our full safeguarding and compliance process, including an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references

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