Special Needs Teaching Assistant

Recruiting on behalf of Bradfields Academy for a full time Special Needs Teaching Assistant to work with Secondary aged students that have ASD and Complex Needs. Music knowledge would be an advantage but not essential.

Full time - Term time only 31.8hrs/week

To start 3rd June

This role would suit someone who is experienced either working with children or adults with Learning Disabilities. To have a passion to make the students education and social development as positive as possible.

Special Needs Teaching Assistant we are looking for:

• Someone with experience and knowledge of working with young adults or children with Complex Needs
• Nurturing people who want to understand the needs of each learner
• An understanding of traits and triggers
• To work across the secondary subject range; music would be an advantage but not essential
• To have strategies to communicate with non-verbal and verbal students for their learning outcomes
• Able to make a positive classroom environment to eliminate challenging behaviour
• Team player able to be flexible to work with a range of students and staff

If you are interested in this Special Needs Teaching Assistant role, please call Karen for a discussion or apply with your CV and a covering letter.

This post is subject to vetting including enhanced DBS and full compliance for working with children.

We aim to promote and ensure equality of opportunity and equal treatment for all. We adhere to 'Safer Recruitment of Children’ guidance and all staff are fully trained. All potential candidates will undergo rigorous compliance checks to ensure their suitability for working with children prior to any work offer.

Apex Education Recruitment is an Equal Opportunities Employer