Outreach SEN Teaching Assistant – CB5
Location: CB5 area, independent venue
Hours: Up to 15 hours per week, with days and session times to be agreed
Learner: 6-year-old female
Start: ASAP
Pay: £15 - £22.50/hr dependant on experience
The Role
We are looking for a warm, patient and experienced Outreach SEN Teaching Assistant to work alongside a Specialist SEND Tutor, providing 1:1 support to a 6-year-old girl with an EHCP.
The learner has additional needs affecting her communication, attention, emotional regulation and engagement with learning. She requires a calm and consistent approach from someone who can help her feel safe, engaged and ready to learn.
This is not a traditional classroom-based TA role. Support will take place at a suitable independent venue in the CB5 area, working closely with the Tutor to help deliver an individualised programme of learning.
Sessions will be practical, creative and play-based, with the Teaching Assistant helping the learner engage with activities, manage transitions and access learning successfully.
SEND Information
The learner has significant hyperactivity and impulsivity, social communication difficulties and expressive language delay.
She can find it difficult to maintain attention during adult-led activities and benefits from learning being broken down into short, manageable activities, alongside appropriate movement and sensory breaks.
She also experiences difficulties with peer interaction and displays some behaviours associated with attachment needs.
You will support the Tutor by helping the learner with emotional regulation, communication, engagement and positive behaviour, particularly during periods when she may become dysregulated.
We're Looking for Someone Who:
- Has experience working as an SEN Teaching Assistant, LSA or in a similar SEND support role
- Has experience supporting children with SEND and/or EHCPs
- Understands speech, language and communication needs
- Has experience supporting hyperactivity, impulsivity and emotional regulation
- Is comfortable supporting EYFS/KS1-level activities
- Can use creative, sensory and play-based approaches
- Is calm, nurturing, resilient and able to build trusting relationships
- Can confidently support a child during periods of challenging or dysregulated behaviour
- Is comfortable working collaboratively with a Specialist Tutor in a 1:1 outreach setting
The focus will be on helping the learner develop communication, engagement, emotional regulation, independence and readiness to learn, while providing the additional support needed for her to successfully access tuition.
Safeguarding
Inspire EHC is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All successful applicants will undergo appropriate safer recruitment checks, including an enhanced DBS, references, identity, right-to-work and employment history checks.
If you're an experienced SEN Teaching Assistant, Learning Support Assistant or SEND Support Worker who enjoys working 1:1 and using creative approaches to help children engage with learning, we'd love to hear from you.