Secondary special needs teaching assistant Do you want to make a measurable difference to teenagers in school? Do you have an interest in working with teenagers that perhaps come from difficult home lives? We are currently supporting a special needs school in Bath that are looking for people to work full time in their secondary phase as a teaching assistant. Hours are 8:30-3:30, Monday to Friday and term time only. We are ideally looking for people that can start asap. But September is also a consideration. This school specialises in catering to students with mental health issues or perhaps have attachment disorders or autism. Children at this school can present with difficult behaviours and often take time to put down their barriers. We ideally are looking for people that have previous school experience but more importantly we are interested in anyone that has experience working with special needs perhaps as a youth worker. What is really important here is that the right people can handle the challenges of working with these students and offer the empathy, understanding required as well as panache to push students to achieve in their education, even when they have no self belief. Class sizes here are small at around 6 per class, and usually there are equal adults to students per class. The right people will be flexible, able to follow instructions closely and work well in as part of a team. This work is fixed term contract, but can be permanent for the right people and the placement works to benefit both you and the school. In order to be considered an enhanced DBS on the update service is required either part of an application or via one that you may already hold. INDSW<br/><br />If you are interested, then please contact Lee Harris on 0117 4722400 | Ext: 2006 and click on the apply button.<br /><br />If you are not interested in this role but know someone else who might be, <strong>don&#39;t forget that we offer &pound;150 in shopping vouchers if you refer a friend to us and we place them in the job.</strong> For more details, contact your local Axcis office.<br /><br /><em>This is a temporary position, unless stated otherwise.</em><br /><br /><em>Axcis is an equal opportunities employer and as such we do not discriminate based on age, gender, disability, race or any other equal opportunities criteria.<br /><br />The company is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.<br /><br />As such, you will be required to provide an up to date DBS, or be prepared to allow Axcis to process one on your behalf, in addition to other mandatory compliance checks in line with the DfE guidelines (for details please see our website).<br /><br />Axcis Education is an employment agency offering temporary supply work for daily, short-term and long-term assignments in addition to permanent positions.<br /><br />You must be suitably qualified for the position advertised and be prepared to attend a face to face interview with Axcis to demonstrate your suitability for this role.<br /><br />Salary / Pay Rate will be dependent on your skills and experience.</em><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#e0004d;"><a href="/job-page-disclaimer">View the disclaimer</a></span></strong><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#e0004d;"><strong>Contact: </strong></span><strong> Lee Harris&nbsp;</strong><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#e0004d;">Telephone: </span> 0117 4722400 | Ext: 2006</strong></strong>