Special needs teaching assistant for a specialist school in Bridgwater Somerset Do you have experience supporting vulnerable children or adults with special needs? Have you supported children within the care sector but tired of the long hours? Perhaps you have worked in a mainstream school but are looking to work in a different setting with more focus on a smaller group of students? Whatever your motivation may be, we are currently looking for a number of teaching assistants to support students of varying ages with MLD, SLD or complex needs at a small specialist school in the town of Bridgwater. The school which is part of a small federation of schools in Somerset, has two sites in town. The school ethos at its core is always child first centred and at the heart of everything they do. Encouraging and offering education to enrich student experiences whilst also providing them essential life skills to offer independence where possible. So what are we looking for? - Experience in special needs is a must, this can be in autism, complex needs, MLD, you name it, any sort of diagnosis is experience that counts. This school will give you the opportunity to broaden the scope of what you can support - Experience with children is desirable but we will consider those that have supported adults with special needs. - School experence is also desirable, but we are also interested in those that have perhaps worked in youth centres, care homes, hos...