SEMH and Pastoral TA

An amazing opportunity for an experienced Learning support assistant, in a full time position in a secondary school based in Bristol.

To be considered for this role you must have previous experience working with children with special needs; in addition to having relevant qualifications. It is desirable you have knowledge of needs including ASD, ADHD and SEMH (Social, Emotional Mental Health), students will also display challenging behaviour, so it is paramount you are able to manage this confidently.

The amazing teaching staff at this school work as a team in challenging situations, sometimes interventions will occur. You must be able to handle situations calmly, bringing a positive, patient attitude to the environment.

Your predominant duties will include offering classroom support within a PRU (pupil referral unit), which may be general classroom support as well and on a 1:1 basis. You will be mentoring students from key stage 3 through to key stage 4.

As previously mentioned the needs are predominantly SEMH, students also haven’t worked well in mainstream so aren’t academically achieving. Your role will involve offering classroom support to both students and teacher/s. You will not be expected to plan or mark, but offering creative enthusiasm to lessons is vital! Morning briefings will take place to plan the day as a team, it is a great opportunity to speak to senior staff members regarding students progress.

Hours of work will be 8:30am - 3:30pm, Monday to Friday, this will be an immediate start, however we are open to discuss postponed start.

Working with Long-term Teachers

We are an independent agency working with Nurseries, Primary, Secondary and Special Schools.

LTT was founded with the aim of creating a genuine, transparent and straightforward service to help candidates secure their next role. We place a huge emphasis on delivering an exceptional service where you will be supported, listened to and valued throughout.

Your dedicated consultant will invest time to understand your experience, skill-set and what your ideal role looks like. You will have frequent updates with your progress through compliance, applications for specific roles as well as additional roles which we feel may be of interest to you.

We are proud to have the highest standard of compliance in achieving the REC audited status. Working with us means you will get the very best support and guidance through the clearance process from your own specific point of contact from our in-house compliance team.

In addition to the above we also offer:

Guaranteed Pay Plans

• Agency Worker Regulations
• Interview preparation advice and support
• Support and counselling through a confidential helpline
• 24/7 access to a UK GP, including consultations and prescription delivery
• Discounts and offers worth hundreds of pounds