SEND Specialist Teaching Assistant for Resource Base

Protocol Education Ltd; Bristol; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An established educational provider is seeking a SEND Specialist Teaching Assistant to join their supportive team. This role involves working closely with students with special educational needs, fostering their growth and success through strong relationships and a positive attitude. The ideal candidate will bring empathy, resilience, and a genuine passion for helping children thrive. This long-term position offers flexible working hours, allowing you to make a real impact in the lives of students while developing your professional skills in a collaborative environment. Join us in empowering the next generation!

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Professional development opportunities

Supportive team environment

Free online safeguarding training

Qualifications

• Experience in social care or personal experience with SEND is desirable.
• A passion for helping children with special needs thrive.

Responsibilities

• Work with students with Special Educational Needs, guiding them toward success.
• Build strong relationships to inspire confidence and motivation.

Skills

Experience in social care

Support for individuals with SEND

Strong communication skills

Empathy and resilience

Positive, can-do attitude

Education

Relevant qualifications in education or care

Job description

SEND Specialist Teaching Assistant for Resource Base

The School's Ethos

Oasis Community Learning understand the complex responsibilities of education through a lens of character, competence, and community. These principles, along with the Oasis 9 Habits, are intentionally developed and embedded throughout the academies every day.

The trust is committed to inclusion, social integration, and closing the disadvantage gap— they strive to give advantage to the disadvantaged. By fostering strong relationships, the students and teachers can learn and grow together as one community, one family.

The Resource Base

The curriculum offered within the Specialist Resource Base is specifically adapted from the EYFS and National Curriculum to provide for the academic and personal development of all pupils within the Base in a holistic manner.A range of specialised ‘Total Communication’ approaches including, Makaton, PECs and TEACCH strategies are used across the base to provide greater access to the curriculum. There is a great emphasis placed on communication skills for all our learners and this underlies most of the curriculum. Experience of these is desireable but not essential.

Who Are We Looking For?
Whether you have:

• Experience insocial care,
• Personal experience supporting individuals withSEND,
• Or simply a heart full of passion for helping children or vulnerable adults,
  We want to hear from YOU!

Your Mission:

• Work with students withSpecial Educational Needs, guiding them toward success.
• Build strong, positive relationships to inspire confidence and motivation.
• Help turn challenges into victories with yourstrong, resilient characterand empathetic approach.

What You’ll Bring:

• Apositive, can-do attitudewith a knack for building rapport.
• A genuine passion for helping children with special needs thrive.
• Arobust and adaptable personality, ready to handle the challenges and joys of this rewarding role.

The Details:

• Hours - Long-term positions (Monday to Friday, 8:30 am – 3:30 pm) and flexible working (2/3 days a week) available
• Location: Oasis Academy Long Cross

Why Join Us?
At Protocol Education, we believe in empowering our staff as much as our students. Here, you’ll find:

• Join a supportive and collaborative team committed to making a difference every day,
• An environment whereyour dedication matters,
• A chance todevelop your skillsand grow professionally,
• And most importantly, an opportunity tochange lives.

If this sounds like your perfect opportunity,APPLY NOWto embark on a journey of inspiration, growth, and making a real impact! Together, let’s empower the next generation.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.

All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.

Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.

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