SEND Teaching Assistant – Outstanding Royal School Manchester
£19,751 per annum + benefits
Description: SEND Teaching Assistant
Type: Term Time Only (44.4 weeks), Permanent
Hours: 35 hours per week (Mon–Fri, 8:30am–4:00pm)
Location: Cheadle Hulme, SK8 6RQ
Salary: £19,751 per annum + benefits
Closing Date: Adverts may close early depending on application volume
Seashell Trust provides care and education for children and young people with severe, profound, and complex learning difficulties and disabilities, sensory impairments, communication disorders, and autism. We are currently recruiting across our Outstanding-rated School and College for caring individuals who want to make a difference!
Our Royal School Manchester supports students aged 4 to 19 years old, each following an individualised Seashell curriculum. You will provide 1:1 support and be encouraging independence in the key development stages of our student’s lives. You’ll be part of a dynamic team including Teachers, Therapists, and other SEND Teaching Assistants, working in a highly specialist, multi-sensory learning environment.
The Successful SEND Teaching Assistant will:
- Assist in planning and delivering engaging, individualised programmes
- Work one-to-one with students across classroom and physical activities including swimming, cycling and outdoor activities
- Support students with Autism, sensory impairments, and physical disabilities
- Foster independence, communication, and social skills
You will be supporting students with challenging behaviour, intimate personal care and supporting those with physical disabilities. Some students may require support from mobility aids and disability aids including hoists and wheelchairs.
Requirements for the SEND Teaching Assistant role:
- Experience in care or education settings (desirable)
- Understanding of complex needs, learning disabilities, autism, sensory impairments
- Ability to support challenging behaviour
- Empathy and resilience
- Enthusiasm and a commitment to positive outcomes
- Excellent communication skills for effective interaction with students, parents, and colleagues
SEND Teaching Assistant benefits include:
- Detailed 2-week induction programme for all new employees
- Access to our on-site inclusive gym, fitness classes and swimming pool
- Blue light discount scheme
- Benenden Health Care Membership – access to 24/7 GP, physiotherapy, medical treatments, mental health support including counselling service, cancer support, care planning and social care advice
- Access to a wide range of vocational programmes to support you in your job role
- Life Assurance (3x Annual base salary) subject to terms and conditions
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free on-site parking
- Paid Enhanced DBS