Learning Support Assistant

Position: Learning Support Assistant (Permanent, Contract)
Learning Support Assistant

Autism

Barking & Dagenham

SANZA Teaching Agency are currently recruiting on behalf of a large, nurturing primary school in Barking & Dagenham.

The school is a mainstream primary school with Additional Resource Provisions (ARP). They are seeing talented Learning Support Assistants who have experience supporting Autism and speech, language and communication needs.

About the role:

Provide dedicated 1:1 and small group support with the goal of helping students access learning materials
Encourage social interaction and peer- to- peer socialisation
Assist in the development of speech and language with the help of the schools inclusion team

To apply for this position as a learning support assistant, you will need:

Previous experience as a learning support assistant/teaching assistant
Solid understanding of Autism
Solid understanding of speech, language and communication delays
Strong behaviour management skills with a positive behaviour support approach
Consistent and reliable
Calm and patient
Ability to build great relationships with children, colleagues and the wider school community

Next steps:

Click 'Apply Now' to be considered for this great position as a learning support assistant or for more information about the role, contact Lauren McNaught @ SANZA Teaching Agency on (phone number removed) or