Full Time - Term Time Only - Permanent
Are you a compassionate and resilient individual looking to make a real difference in the lives of children with special educational needs? We are working with a fantastic all-age special school in the beautiful Devon countryside, who are currently looking to recruit a dedicated Teaching Assistant to join their supportive team.
This school provides exceptional education and care for pupils with severe and complex learning difficulties, including autism. Set within the expansive and tranquil grounds of a rural college campus, the setting offers outstanding opportunities for outdoor learning and holistic development.
The role involves working closely with a class team to deliver personalised learning programmes, tailored to individual needs of pupils, from early years through to post-16. You’ll play a key role in helping students achieve both educational and personal milestones by supporting learning activities, communication strategies and emotional wellbeing.
What We’re Looking For:
- A caring, patient and consistent approach to behaviour and learning support
- Emotional resilience and a genuine commitment to improving outcomes for young people
- A great sense of humour and the ability to build strong, trusting relationships
- Experience supporting children with SEND is highly desirable
- Ability to contribute positively as part of a collaborative classroom team
What’s On Offer:
- A welcoming and inclusive environment where every day is different
- Comprehensive induction training
- Ongoing professional development and career progression opportunities
- The chance to work in a unique setting that values creativity, empathy and teamwork
If you’re ready to take the next step in your career and want to be part of a passionate team supporting incredible young people, we’d love to hear from you!
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