Job Description

SEND Teaching Assistant - Walsall

Full-Time Day-to-Day & Long-Term Supply

Are you looking for a rewarding career where you can genuinely change a child's life?

We are recruiting passionate and resilient SEND Teaching Assistants to support pupils with a range of additional needs including Autism (ASC), ADHD, SEMH and Moderate Learning Difficulties across specialist and mainstream schools in Walsall.

This opportunity is ideal if you have experience as a:

Care Worker
Support Worker
Residential Care Worker
Learning Disability Support Worker
Mental Health Support Worker
Children's Residential Support Worker
Sports Coach
Football Coach
Rugby Coach
Boxing Coach
Martial Arts Coach
Community Sports Coach

Your transferable skills in behaviour management, communication, emotional regulation and building positive relationships are highly valued within SEND education.

The Role
Supporting pupils on a 1:1 basis and in small groups.
Encouraging engagement with learning.
Managing challenging behaviour using positive strategies.
Promoting emotional wellbeing and independence.
Working closely with teachers and SEND professionals.
Providing personal care where required.
We are looking for candidates who have:
Experience working with vulnerable children or adults.
A calm, patient and resilient approach.
Excellent communication skills.
The ability to build positive relationships.
A genuine passion for supporting children with SEND.
An Enhanced DBS on the Update Service, or willingness to obtain one.
What we offer
Competitive daily pay.
Full-time day-to-day and long-term opportunities.
Flexible working options.
Dedicated consultant support.
Opportunities to work across a variety of SEND settings.

Aspire People Limited provides services as an Education Agency and an Education Employment Business. Aspire People is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and expects every candidate to share this commitment. Placements are subject, to appropriate Child Protection screening, including checks with former employers and the Disclosure and Barring Checks.