Teaching Assistant

Teaching Assistant 

Ashford and surroundng villages 

£440 - £550 Per week

ASAP - ongoing

Vision for Education are seeking a dedicated and resilient Teaching Assistant to join one of our partner SEMH (Social, Emotional and Mental Health) schools in Ashford. This is a highly rewarding opportunity to support young people who require additional emotional, behavioural, and learning support to thrive both inside and outside of the classroom.

As a Teaching Assistant, you will work closely with class teachers and the wider support team to provide 1:1 and small group interventions, helping pupils to re-engage with their education, develop social skills, and build positive relationships.

Our partner SEMH school in Ashford provides a nurturing, supportive, and inclusive environment for children and young people with additional needs. Staff are passionate about removing barriers to learning and ensuring every pupil has the opportunity to succeed. The school promotes a therapeutic approach and places strong emphasis on teamwork, consistency, and pastoral care.

To be considered for this role, you will need to:

• Be patient, compassionate, and adaptable.

• Have a genuine desire to support children with SEMH and additional needs.

• Be able to build positive and trusting relationships with pupils.

• Ideally have experience working in an SEMH, SEND, or alternative provision setting (not essential as training will be provided).

• Hold (or be willing to apply for) an Enhanced Child Workforce DBS registered on the Update Service.

About Vision for Education:

The Edwin Group is a Top 10 UK-employer in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2023. Rated as ''Excellent'' by our staff in all categories and recognised as having industry leading and world-class levels of employee engagement across the Group.

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, 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 (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.

Vision for Education do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

How to apply

Apply via this website with an up-to-date CV and contact details. For more information, or an informal chat about the role, please call on (phone number removed).

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