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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