Learning Support Assistant

• Full-time (Monday to Friday)
• Mainstream, Secondary school
• Excellent rates of pay (£80 - £110 per day)
• Hours are 8:30am - 4:00pm
• ASAP

Active Recruitment are working with a fantastic Secondary School in Dagenham, who are seeking an School Support Assistant to provide 1:1 support to young learners across key stage 3 with additional needs including Autism and Social and emotional needs. This will be an immediate start, initially until the end of the academic year with permanent opportunities for the right candidate. This is a great opportunity for an School Support Assistant to develop their career within a friendly and supportive environment.

The School Support Assistant candidate will have:

• Experience working with pupils with ASD/SEMH.
• The ability to positively manage challenging behaviour
• A positive attitude, the ability to empathise and a willingness to develop and learn on the job
• Be calm, patient and caring approach to working with children
• Recent classroom-based experience as a Learning Support Assistant

Duties and responsibilities of the School Support Assistant

• To provide 1:1 support to young learners across Key stage 3 with ASD/SEMH.
• Provide feedback on childs progress to class teachers and parent
• Establish trusting relationships with pupils and interact with them according to individual needs and personalities
• Prepare resources required for learning activities and assist pupils in their use
• Working with teachers to monitor progress of pupils