Teaching Assistant - SEMH - Colchester

Salary/Rate:April Start
Job type:Contract
Town/City:Chelmsford
County:Essex
Type of Role:Teaching Assistant/Learning Support Assistant
Job ref:8473
Post Date:04.03.25
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Meet Our Recruiter

About the Role

LOCATION: Chelmsford

START DATEApril 2025

CONTRACT TYPE: Long term

PAY: £85-100 Per day

Do you have a passion for working with children?

Are you looking for a new role to start April 2025?

Do you have what it takes to be a great SEN Teaching Assistant?

The role

I am looking for a Teaching Assistant seeking a new opportunity to work in a fantastic primary school based in Chelmsford. This school really believes that every young person in the school is part of something inspirational. They really are proud of the achievements of every single pupil and pride themselves as a centre of excellence. The Teaching Assistant role focuses on children in the classroom with special educational needs. This would include working in small groups.

Other duties will include assisting with the planning of activities, monitoring pupils’ progress, intervening when necessary, providing relevant feedback to the classroom teacher, and performing general Teaching Assistant duties.

The ideal candidate

The successful Teaching Assistant for this role must have a genuine passion for working with young, vulnerable people. You should be empathetic, kind and keen to learn! If you have previous experience working with SEN, this would be highly beneficial! The Teaching Assistant should be a positive role model and spread positivity! Having the ability to build a good rapport both with young people and the classroom teacher would be most beneficial as good relationships are key to succeed as a Teaching Assistant.

What’s in it for you?

· The opportunity to work in a fantastic, friendly school

· A supportive network of staff

· The opportunity to work in a diverse and inclusive school

· PAYE payments only!

Why work for Parker Smith?

· We are specialists in what we do!

· We have a passion for working honestly and with integrity

· Our ‘people before profit’ ethos means we put our candidate’s needs first

· PAYE payments

· A genuine passion to help people reach their potential in their SEND career

Interested in hearing more?

If you want to hear more about our SEND opportunities, please get in touch! You can apply by response to this advert! If you are not contacted within 5 working days, unfortunately, you have been unsuccessful for this role. However, we will keep your CV and you are welcome to contact us to discuss your SEND career development.

Parker Smith Inclusion is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. We will help you with this. By applying for this role, you are consenting to Parker Smith Inclusion Ltd storing your personal details in our fully encrypted database, in line with the new GDPR requirements.

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