Teaching Assistant

Job Details

Job Type: Temporary
Location: Bristol South
Salary: Negotiable
Contact Name: Will
Contact Email: (url removed)

Job Description

Full-time and Part-Time (During term time, 8:30-15:30)

Temporary (possibility of becoming permanent)

Five Education is looking for a general teaching assistant in Bristol to support students from the ages 3 to 19 in an alternative provision setting. Your role is to work within classrooms to assist students that have a range of needs including severe and profound learning difficulties, complex needs, autism and sensory Impairment with their learning and wellbeing.

Full-time is preferred but part-time will also be considered and the standard hours are 8:30-15:30. Experience with SEMH, high needs children, and autism is desired. The successful candidate will be resilient and confident in handling challenging behaviour.

Main Responsibilities

- Assisting the teacher with classroom management

- Helping to prepare the classroom for lessons, including setting up equipment and materials

- Supporting individual students or small groups with tasks and activities to ensure they understand and keep up with the lesson

- Providing additional support to students with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND)

- Offering one-on-one or small group assistance to students who require extra help

- Supporting students' social and emotional development, offering encouragement and guidance

Essential Criteria

- Right to work in the UK

- Relevant references and DBS/police checks if necessary

- Able to work from 8:30-15:30

- Have an interest in supporting children/young people

What can Five Education offer you?

- Check out our Google reviews for one of the best supply experiences in Bristol! We offer free specialised training in areas such as Team Teach, Makaton, PMLD/SLD Awareness, Autism Awareness, and more

- Free DBS (refunded when you work five days)

- Recommending a friend bonus scheme

- Specialist support/ mentoring while you are working

If you think this could be a job for you, please get in touch to find out more from Danielle at (phone number removed). We are always available for an informal chat if you want