Location: Bristol

Start Date: September

Contract: Full-Time

A primary school in the BS30 area of Bristol is seeking a dedicated and compassionate SEN Teaching Assistant to join their team from September. This is a full-time role, continuing until the end of the academic year, with the potential to extend further.

You will work closely with both the classroom teacher and a child with special educational needs (SEN), providing one-on-one support and ensuring their educational and social development is nurtured within a supportive and structured environment.

• Support the teacher in planning and delivering engaging activities, both in and outside the classroom.
• Provide consistent, tailored support to meet the individual needs of the child.
• Help the child feel comfortable and confident in their learning environment.
• Build a trusting and supportive relationship with the child.
• Establish and maintain predictable routines to help reduce anxiety.
• Communicate using clear, concise, and literal language.
• Prepare the child in advance for any changes in routine.

• Patient, empathetic, and adaptable
• Committed to supporting children with SEN
• Able to build strong, trusting relationships with pupils
• Passionate about helping children thrive both academically and socially
• Willing to work collaboratively with the class teacher and wider school team

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 receiving additional information on roles which we feel may be of interest to you.

We are proud members of the REC and we have the highest standard of compliance. 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 you will receive:

- Guarantee Pay Scheme opportunities

- Permanent job roles

- Support and advice during the clearance and onboarding process

- Working to Agency Workers Regulations

- Interview preparation, advice and support

- Statutory employment rights, such as; sick pay, holiday pay, maternity and paternity pay