SEND Learning Support Assistant

Location: Calne, Wiltshire Salary: £91.49 - £101.01 during trial (equivalent £17,842 £19,698 actual salary, term time only) Type: Permanent - via temp-to-perm contract (60 day trial contract) Hours: 8:30am - 3:30pm, Monday to Friday (term time only) Start date: ASAP Our client is a very successful, multi-site Alternative Provision serving primary-aged learners. We are seeking someone with previous experience and able to act as a positive role model to young children. We would like to hear from applicants who have previous experience of working with children that have SEMH, are experiencing trauma and display challenging behaviour and other areas of SEND. Although it''s preferred to have worked in an education setting with SEND learners, certain other experiences could be taken in to account. Well-established, the AP has expanded and now have a new site which is a bright and inviting learning environment. They have built a wonderful staff team who are friendly, hard-working, dedicated and collaborative. Pupils work on a rotation basis so all members of staff will work in small groups or 1:1 with every pupil at some point. The AP lead heavily using a THRIVE approach and also with music therapy. Building on their successes, they now are offering a coaching and mentoring approach to upper KS2 pupils to prepare them for the transition to secondary school. They also now have a successful Forest School and outdoor education programme to enhance pupil engagement and offer outreach ..... full job details .....