Complex Needs Learning Support Assistant Long-term Teachers are proud to be supporting a brilliant special school based on the outskirts of North Bristol that are looking for new support staff to join the team from September. The school look after a wide range of special needs & disabilities aged 2-19, this is split across 3 different sites (Primary, Secondary & Post 16). Often the needs of these students will be complex and physical rather than behavioural. The school are looking for strong support staff at all three of their sites from September, ideally on a full-time basis. The school are incredibly well respected in the area having also secured a recent rating of ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted. The school are open to different applications but you must have experience of working with special needs & disabilities in some capacity. Position Details: Role: SEND Learning Support Assistant (Pri/Sec) Start Date: September Location: BS35 Contract: Full-time, Permanent Salary: Competitive, based on experience Key Responsibilities: Assist the teacher to plan, prepare, and deliver fun and engaging classes. Help provide a nurturing and supportive classroom environment. Support the class teacher wherever necessary, providing regular feedback Collaborate with LSA's, parents, and external stakeholders to promote student welfare and achievement. Contribute to the wider school community through extracurricular activities and events. Requirements: Ideally experience working in a special school Experience working with SEND Strong understanding of the needs of children with SEND Excellent communication, organisational, and interpersonal skills. Passion for SEND and a commitment to continuous professional development. 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.