Teaching Assistant

Five Education are seeking resilient and compassionate individuals to work with children in schools. The role is flexible and allows you to select your working days. There is a big demand for full-time staff in schools but part-time is also available. The role is to provide one-to-one support to children with special educational needs (SEN) and social and emotional mental health (SEMH) needs throughout their school day. The hours of work are 8:30-3:30. As a teaching assistant, you would be helping children of various ages and abilities to reach their education targets and making a big impact on their progress within school. We work with excellent schools in the Taunton area, some are on bus routes and some will require a car to get to. You do not need any experience for this role as you will learn on the job. We provide tailored support to help you whilst working for us. We will help you to find a school you feel happy and comfortable in. Five Education provides high quality training throughout the academic year to upskill you as a SEND specialist. The schools we work with in Taunton have excellent facilities and supportive staff. Our candidates report that supporting the children in these schools is highly rewarding. We have roles in specialist schools as well as mainstream primary and secondary schools and alternative provision. If you want to work school hours, term time only with children with Autism, ADHD and/ or learning difficulties in great schools please do get in touch.

Responsibilities and duties:· Supporting 1:1 in class or in small groups· Help pupils to remain focussed· Build a strong relationship with the pupils and teaching staff to ensure that the pupils are achieving their potential

Essential Criteria:· Be empathetic, kind and patient· Have a right to work in the UK (A Valid Visa)· Two recent references, covering the last 2 years· Relevant DBS*/Police checks, or willing to obtain

*Please note, if you do not have a Non-Voluntary Enhanced DBS on the Update Service, we will need to help you process a new one at a cost of £62.70. This will be refunded after 20 days of work with us.

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 20 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 . We are always available for an informal chat if you want to find out more about whether this role is suited to you.

Pay: Five Education operates a PAYE payroll; this is the most transparent way to be paid with no hidden fees such as admin fee or employer's NI. Please note pay rate is for illustration and does include holiday pay.

Vetting: Five Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all of the staff we employ to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undergo checks including reference checks, TRA checks and will need to have a DBS; there will also be an interview.

We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as they are currently under-represented at this level.

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