Location: Newbury
Start Date: ASAP
Pay: £90.00 - £105.00 per day
Are you passionate about supporting children and young people who may display challenging or complex behaviours?
Do you have experience working with young people and want to develop your career within Special Educational Needs and behaviour support?
A welcoming specialist school in Newbury is seeking a Behaviour Teaching Assistant to join their team as soon as possible. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is calm, patient, resilient, and confident in building positive relationships with pupils.
As a Behaviour Teaching Assistant, you will provide consistent support to pupils who require additional help with emotional regulation, behaviour, communication, and engagement with learning.
As a Behaviour Teaching Assistant, your responsibilities will include:
Providing 1:1 and small group support
Building positive and trusting relationships with pupils
Supporting children to manage their emotions and behaviour
Implementing individual behaviour and learning strategies
Encouraging positive choices and classroom behaviour
Helping pupils overcome barriers to learning
Supporting pupils during transitions and less structured periods
Creating a calm, consistent, and predictable environment
Working closely with teachers and SEN staff
Encouraging independence and positive social developmentThe ideal Behaviour Teaching Assistant will have experience working with children or young people, particularly within an educational, care, youth work, or support setting.
Experience supporting pupils with ASD, ADHD, SEMH, challenging behaviour, or other additional needs would be highly advantageous. However, the school is also interested in hearing from candidates with transferable experience and the right attitude.
This Behaviour Teaching Assistant position would suit someone looking to build a career in education, behaviour support, youth work, psychology, or SEN.
The school offers ongoing training and guidance, making this Behaviour Teaching Assistant role a great opportunity to develop practical experience supporting pupils with additional needs.
If you are interested in this Behaviour Teaching Assistant position, please upload your updated CV directly to this advert.
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Behaviour Teaching Assistant - Newbury - West Berkshire - ASAP Start - SEN - Behaviour - ASD - SEMH
Salary will be determined by the successful candidate's qualifications and relevant experience, and will be in accordance with the client's pay policy
Salary description
£90.00 - £105.00 per day