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This is a good role for a Graduate with aspirations within Occupational or Speech and Language Therapy, due to the diverse nature of experience, within a High Support Autism and PMLD provision.

GSL have a Graduate SEN LSA role for a Psychology graduate within a specialist school for children with Autism and associated, Complex Social Needs - The school is looking for sincere graduates with aspirations in OT, Speech and Language, Art, Music and Drama Therapy. It\'s important to be able to qualify and disqualify the sectors for yourself. OT is a long process, it\'s important to know early which parts of it, spark joy for you.

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Job Title: Special Needs Graduate SEN Teaching Assistant
Location: Northampton
Salary Scale: \xc2\xa385-\xc2\xa390 per day
Start Date: 01/09/23
End Date: Ongoing to July 20254
Contract type: Long Term Contract, 5 days a week, 8:15 - 16:00

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This role will give you experience of working Neurological, respiratory, gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, and immune system problems are not uncommon for our learners and present barriers to their access to education.

LSA role to begin immediately, March and April 2023, is full time, 5 days a week and the school is a specialist school for Autism, mixed to lower-level learners and Profound Multiple Learning Challenges. The school is all through SEN school, 3-16, with classes of no more 6 students at any one time.

The school focuses on an EYS and Primary curriculum due to the very different learning levels of the students within each class and sector of school. This means you will have classes with students of different ages.

Many children with profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD) present with significant communication difficulties which can make it hard for them to express their emotions and to have them acknowledged. However, children with PMLD can often develop a social connection through improvised Art and Music stimuli. Art and Music therapy can be used to create meaningful connections with those who are often isolated and frustrated.

If you have personal aspirations within OT, Clinical Psychology, Education Psychology and Child Development, this is a good base and LSA role in which to start with. This LSA role brings out holistic, therapeutic, restorative qualities and skills, all important aspects of a future role as a Qualified Therapist.

To gain access to the MSc you desire, it is crucial to have 12-18 months of paid experience under your belt, you need to be able to qualify and disqualify these areas for yourself.

This role is all about giving the children as much joy, stimuli, and recognition as possible, each child\'s learning ability will dictate the approach and levels of objectives! Many children will get the greatest enjoyment.

Aspiring Art Therapist - Psychology Graduate Northampton - Education and Training - Aspiring Art Therapist - Psychology Graduate Northampton
Please be advised that this role requires a strong knowledge and understanding of safeguarding and child protection and that successful applicants must satisfy all background safer recruitment checks including an enhanced DBS on the update service.

For more information or to register your interest in Graduate SEN Teaching Assistant, or to be considered, please click \'apply now\' to submit your full and up-to-date CV, and one of our dedicated consultants, will be in touch within 24 hours.

The School:

**Specialist PMLD School for children aged 3-19, tailored curriculum for each student based on ability, not the child\'s age

**Parking is available if you drive, good public transport links
**Dependent on the class and the student\'s need, elements of personal care will be required
**PMLD, ADHD, Aspergers, OCD, Dyslexia and a focus on Social, Emotional and Mental Health challenges
**Some children with PMLD may have severe difficulties seeing, hearing, speaking and moving - this is where the school\'s outstanding differentiating and understanding each student\'s EHCP comes into play
**Heavy focus on learning through play and focusing on marginal achievements, that can evolve into sustainable progress.
**Outstanding Teaching and support teams in place, a wonderfully holistic and positive atmosphere
**Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language specialists will come into the school from outside agencies, the school utilises many holistic and therapeutical approaches
**Classes of 3-6 pupils dependent on age, ability and the children\'s specific need

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