KS3 SEN Teaching Assistant - Sunderland Secondary

1st September start
Full Time
Posted about 13 hours ago
Expiring 18th December
Sunderland
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There are opportunities for full time, long term support positions as well as ad hoc opportunities. You will be supporting leaners down more vocational pathways, from construction to hairdressing. Pupils in this provision have challenging behaviours and have not been suited for a variety of reasons to mainstream settings. Experience working with SEMH or in vocational professions and a desire to share this knowledge is beneficial.
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