HR GO Education is working with a Learning Support Assistant in Gravesend. This position is Monday-Friday 8:30-4:30 and can be flexible 4 days if needed and £70-£80 a day. This school is for children with disabilities and ASD, PMLD, SLD, MLD, nonverbal communication speech and language, and more.

Are you an enthusiastic and dedicated LSA looking for the position of a full-time role position long-term? Some of your duties and responsibilities will include.

• Working with individuals and groups of students, ensuring students are kept on task and complete activities set by the teacher.
• Dealing with behavioural and special needs issues in conjunction with the teacher.
• Helping with students with personal care.
• Helping non-verbal students.
• Taking a small group of students for defined activities
• Working with challenging students away from the classroom as a respite strategy.
• Supervise students at breaks and lunchtimes.
• Ensuring learner files and records are kept up to date.

Essential skills will include.

• Ability to work with challenging students, understand their needs, and demonstrate effective behaviour management strategies as and when required.
• Experience with children with Special Education needs.
• Determination to raise the levels of achievement of children.
• Ability to cope with emotionally demanding situations.
• Knowledge of the statutory requirements of health and safety, SEN & safeguarding of children.
• Ability to work independently, supported by the teacher, with groups of or individual students.

Our client is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers, and other third parties to share this commitment. Safer recruitment practices will be followed and pre-employment background checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. The post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Please apply today.