Axcis Education are working with a welcoming SEND secondary school in Exeter who are seeking a full-time teaching assistant to join their team. The team are supportive, dedicated, and eager to train you in safeguarding and other policies if you show enthusiasm and build positive relationships with both pupils and staff. This is a short-term role with the opportunity of being long-term for the right candidate. The school is a SEND secondary school easily located in Exeter with bus routes and parking easily accessible. The class sizes are no more than 10 pupils per class with one teacher and 1 teaching assistant. They also have static classes which are catered for highly vulnerable pupils who need more teaching assistants and a tutor in each hub giving emotional, behavioural and educational support. The school have a playground with a climbing frame, they have fidget toys and sensory equipment for the young people. The school operates differently to mainstream secondary schools. In year 7 and 8 they remain in classes and have catch up lessons in core subjects. From year 9 – 10 they become subject based lessons moving around the school. As a teaching assistant you will move around the school with the pupils and attend a range of subjects such as Music, ICT, PSHE and forest school. To be successful in this role you need to be someone who responds to children’s needs, be empathetic and show you care, as well as being able to acknowledge when a child is un-settled preventing them from escalating. All the pupils attending the school have Autism, communication needs and Social, Emotional, Mental Health needs from traumatic backgrounds and are very vulnerable within the community. This is a rewarding job role as you see the pupils develop and go on to college! If you believe you have the personality to be a successful teaching assistant, please apply now. You are paid every Friday, paying £84 per day, working Monday to Friday from 8:40 – 3:40, as well as paid training twice a week. <br/><br />If you are interested, then please click on the apply button and contact Kirsty Chisholm on 01392 949 022 | Ext: 6002.<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;50 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> Kirsty Chisholm&nbsp;</strong><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#e0004d;">Telephone: </span> 01392 949 022 | Ext: 6002</strong></strong>