Job Description

Teaching Assistant - Young Offenders

Wakefield Pupil Referral Unit

£100 - £130 (per day dependant on experience)

Salary is dependant on experience, training or qualifications.

Requirements

To be considered for the Teaching Assistant - Young Offenders role in Wakefield you must:

• Be able to adapt to certain situations that can arise.
• Have a genuine desire to become part of a committed team of school staff.
• Experience working with Special Educational Needs.
• The minimum experience, training or qualifications required for this position is a minimum of 2 months relevant experience working with children, young people or adults.

The Role

Vision for Education's specialist SEND department are recruiting for a Teaching Assistant - Young Offenders to work with young people aged between 11 and 17 within a specialist school setting in Wakefield Discrict.

This Teaching Assistant - Young Offenders role is to support vulnerable young learners who are no longer in mainstream education (school based setting). The successful candidate will be able to build relationships quickly and have a none judgemental mindset.

Vision for Education is committed to safeguarding children and young people. We take our responsibilities extremely seriously. All staff we register will undertake thorough interviewing and referencing checks and hold, or be prepared to undergo, an Enhanced DBS check that must be registered on the Update Service.

About Vision for Education

Vision for Education is a market-leading education recruitment and supply agency committed to the learning and development of young people. With branches across the country, we are an employer of choice for high-quality primary, secondary and SEND teaching and support staff.

What Vision for Education offer

As a valued employee of Vision for Education and as a Teaching Assistant - Young Offenders you will receive:

• Excellent daily rates paid weekly by our in-house Payroll team using the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) system.

• Guaranteed pay scheme (to commence when schools re-open, subject to availability and qualifying criteria).
• Pension contributions (subject to a qualifying period).
• Full compliance with AWR (Agency Workers Regulations), to make sure you get the pay and working conditions you are entitled to.

• FREE training to help with your professional development such as Team Teach training, online webinars and safeguarding and child protection updates.

• Generous refer a friend or colleague bonus scheme.

• Access to a dedicated consultant, who will provide ongoing support.

How to Apply

Apply today via this website if you have a passion for helping young individuals who may be disadvantaged, or for more information about this Teaching Assistant - Young Offenders role / the experience that is required, please contact our Huddersfield SEND team today at Vision for Education.

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