Five Education is seeking SEN Teaching Support Assistants in Bridgewater to support students with special needs. Your role is to work within classrooms to assist students on a 1:1 basis. The students have a range of needs including severe and profound learning difficulties, complex needs, autism and sensory impairment with their learning and wellbeing.
The position is full time following the school calendar and the standard hours are 8:30-15:30. Experience with SEMH, high needs children, and autism is desired. The successful candidate will be resilient and confident in handling challenging behaviour.
Main Responsibilities
Assisting the teacher with classroom management
Helping to prepare the classroom for lessons, including setting up equipment and materials
Supporting individual students or small groups with tasks and activities to ensure they understand and keep up with the lesson
Providing additional support to students with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND)
Offering one-on-one or small group assistance to students who require extra help
Supporting students’ social and emotional development, offering encouragement and guidance
Essential Criteria
Have an interest in supporting children/young people
Right to work in the UK
Relevant references and DBS/police checks if necessary
Able to work 5 days a week (term time only) 8:30 am – 3:30pm
Please note this role is term time only and will commence from September 2025. Full time people are preferred but part time candidates with experience will also be considered.
*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 01174226167. 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.
Contact Danielle on 0117 422 6167 / danielle@fiveeducation.co.uk