Special needs teaching assistant for a specialist school in Bridgwater Somerset

Do you have experience supporting vulnerable children or adults with special needs? Have you supported children within the care sector but tired of the long hours? Perhaps you have worked in a mainstream school but are looking to work in a different setting with more focus on a smaller group of students?

Whatever your motivation may be, we are currently looking for a number of teaching assistants to support students of varying ages with MLD, SLD or complex needs at a small specialist school in the town of Bridgwater. The school which is part of a small federation of schools in Somerset, has two sites in town. The school ethos at its core is always child first centred and at the heart of everything they do. Encouraging and offering education to enrich student experiences whilst also providing them essential life skills to offer independence where possible.

So what are we looking for?

- Experience in special needs is a must, this can be in autism, complex needs, MLD, you name it, any sort of diagnosis is experience that counts. This school will give you the opportunity to broaden the scope of what you can support

- Experience with children is desirable but we will consider those that have supported adults with special needs.

- School experence is also desirable, but we are also interested in those that have perhaps worked in youth centres, care homes, hospitals. There is more than one way to support those with special needs and we understand that these environments offer transferable skills.

- Positive attitudes towards consistency and routine. Vunerable children value this and changes can cause dysregulation which the school will want to avoid where possible.

- A can do attitude and willing to support the school and team on a wider goals and going where needed, depending on the movements of students.

- Can work term time, Monday to Friday and 8:30-3:30.

- Willing to undertake training where required, this we can offer for free.

- Hold an enhanced DBS on the update service or be willing to apply for one as part of your application.

- Car drivers are ideal, but this is not essential.

If you are looking for a new challenge and wanting to make a measurable impact on some of the most vulnerable children, I would be really keen on chatting with you and urge you to send in your CV