Special Needs Teaching Assistant

Special needs teaching assistant

Zen Educate are seeking someone to work at a alternative provision in Bristol on a full time and long term basis supporting primary aged students with social, emotional and mental health difficulties. This would ideally be starting in the New Year and be working 8:30-3:30 Monday to Friday and term time only.�

Since these students can come from difficult home lives, foster care, trauma among others and present with some difficult behaviours as a result, we are looking for someone that is very resilient and able to handle themselves with the daily challenges these can bring. Experience in working with special needs is a must but this can come from working with adults as an alternative.�

The school which is located�in west Bristol is based�in an old manor house with great outdoor facilities for students. Classroom sizes are only about 6 students per class and lots of adult staffing available to support. The school aims to get students engaged with their education and offer a stable and safe environement for students to express themselves in heathy ways.�

Requirements;

- Experience in working with special needs, specifically those mental health based.�

- Experience in working with children ideally, and a school environment would be ideal but not essential.

- A resilient attitude and able to handle the challenges of difficult behaviours and have a strong understanding of how to build relationships with such students with clear boundaries and expectations.�

- Able to honour commitments and be a reliable and consistent team member.

- Can work well in a team and communicate well among both other teaching assistants and teachers about students and their progress.�

- An enhanced DBS on the update service, either one you currently hold or a new one on application.

Zen can offer competitive pay, training and support to help you excel with the potential to go permanent should the placement work well.�

Get in touch today to see if you can make a difference and a positive change to a vulnerable student.�