SEN Learning Support Assistant

Department: Recruitment - North

Employment Type: Contract

Location: Thetford, Norfolk

Compensation: £25.00 - £35.00 / hour

Be more than an educator.Be the reason a young person believes in a brighter future.
Many of our young people with SEMH needs or SEN have faced challenges that have left them feeling discouraged or disconnected from education. Every child deserves someone who won't give up on them - could that be you?

We're looking for proactive and person-centered education professionals to plan and deliver personalised learning sessions that spark curiosity, confidence and a sense of hope for our young people who are out of mainstream education. You'll have the opportunity and freedom to deliver learning in the way that you feel best meets the student’s needs. This role offers a genuine opportunity to make a lasting, positive difference.

What You’ll Be Doing

Providing 1:1 or 2:1 support to children and young people in their homes or a suitable public setting
Delivering personalised, creative sessions that reflect each learner’s needs, interests and abilities
Working term-time only, with sessions typically lasting 3 to 5 hours during the school day
Working flexibly (on a bank staff contract) as part of a compassionate, expert-led team

Who We’re Looking For

Education professionals with at least one year experience supporting children and young people with SEN and SEMH needs, such as Autism, disengaged learners and challenging behaviours
Those from Primary, Secondary or Post-16 backgrounds, including specialist SEND settings (experience with Makaton, PECS and behaviour support is an advantage)
Individuals with a minimum of 2 consistent weekdays of availability
Professionals with up-to-date understanding of safeguarding and child protection

What you can expect from Fresh Start in Education

£25–£35 per hour, depending on experience
Travel subsidy & £15 per day resource allowance
Free access to counselling and wellbeing services, pension options and store discounts
CPD and training opportunities
Dedicated line manager support
Bank staff role (PAYE), offering both short-term and long-term placements

About Fresh Start In Education Ltd

At Fresh Start in Education Ltd. we specialise in the re-engagement of students who have been excluded from school or are out of education. This includes students who are at risk of exclusion or have already been permanently or temporarily excluded, school refusers, young offenders, those with emotional or behavioural difficulties, serious health issues or those who are generally disengaged from education. We work with all ages from early years through to adult.

We provide bespoke, child-centred, high quality education programmes, which ensure that all the students that we work with have outstanding opportunities to re-integrate into regular or specialist education. We provide the encouragement and tools for students to develop and apply the knowledge, skills and understanding that will help them become successful at learning, confident as individuals and to live productive and responsible lives.

We work with Local Authorities, Schools and Private Individuals – parents or adoptive parents.

We are a UK WIDE provision – we go anywhere – anytime. We deliver our services wherever the student is, so no matter how disengaged or hostile to education we will meet them where they are and work from there

Industry

Education & Training

Company Size

51-200 employees

Headquarters

Folkestone, GB

Year Founded

2011

Website

freshstartineducation.co.uk

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