Connex - Bristol
Communication & Complex Needs Teaching Assistant
Location: BANES
Hours: Full-Time & Part-Time Opportunities Available
Contract: Flexible Supply – Day-to-Day & Long-Term Roles
Salary: £100 – £120 per day (dependent on experience and assignment)
Looking for a rewarding role where every day brings new opportunities to make a difference?
Connex Education is working in partnership with a number of specialist SEND schools across Bristol, recruiting compassionate and adaptable Teaching Assistants to support children and young people with complex and severe learning needs.
These opportunities are available across specialist settings supporting pupils with a wide range of additional needs, all of whom benefit from highly personalised learning programmes designed to help them achieve their full potential.
Whether you’re looking for flexible day-to-day supply or a long-term placement, you’ll become part of supportive school communities where your contribution will have a lasting impact.
About the Role
As a SEND Teaching Assistant, you will:
- Support pupils with Severe Learning Difficulties (SLD), Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties (PMLD), Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN)and other complex learning needs both in the classroom and during wider school activities.
- Work alongside teachers to deliver engaging, highly personalised learning tailored to each pupil’s individual Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
- Support pupils to develop their communication, independence, social interaction and emotional wellbeing.
- Use a range of alternative and augmentative communication (AAC) strategies, including Makaton, visual symbols, communication boards and PECS, to help pupils express themselves and access learning.
- Adapt learning activities to meet a wide range of cognitive, physical, sensory and communication needs.
- Support positive behaviour using consistent, nurturing and relationship-based approaches.
- Work collaboratively with teachers, Speech and Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and other professionals to deliver holistic support.
- Contribute to creating a safe, stimulating and inclusive learning environment where every pupil can flourish.
- Build positive relationships with pupils, celebrating progress and supporting them to overcome barriers to learning.
About You
We’re looking for individuals who:
- Have experience supporting children or young people with SLD, PMLD, SLCN or other complex SEND, either within education, care or support settings.
- Are confident supporting pupils with severe and complex cognition and learning difficulties.
- Have experience using, or are willing to learn, Makaton, PECS, communication boards, visual symbols and other communication strategies.
- Are patient, positive, calm and empathetic, with a genuine passion for helping every child reach their potential.
- Can build trusting relationships with pupils who communicate in a variety of ways.
- Work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Are committed to promoting independence, communication and meaningful outcomes for every learner.
Why Choose Connex Education?
- Competitive daily pay rates, paid weekly via PAYE.
- No umbrella companies or hidden deductions.
- Flexible day-to-day, short-term and long-term opportunities to suit your lifestyle.
- Opportunities across a wide network of specialist SEND schools throughout Bristol.
- A dedicated education consultant with SEND expertise.
- Free access to our accredited CPD, including the SEND Toolkit and Classroom Teacher Toolkit.
- Funded qualifications including Level 2 SEND, Level 3 Teaching & Learning, Level 4 HLTA and TEFL.
- Ongoing career development and progression opportunities within specialist education.
Apply Today!
Ready to start your next opportunity across Bath and North east Somerset (BANES) SEND Schools?
Click apply now or send your CV to [email protected] or call 0117 486 5001
Connex Education Partnership is committed to equal opportunities and values diversity. We do not discriminate based on age, gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnic origin, religion, culture, marital status, or disability. All candidates are assessed on merit alone. Connex Education Partnership is an employment agency and employment business.
Connex Education Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and candidates to share this commitment. We adhere to Safer Recruitment practices in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), Working Together to Safeguard Children 2023, and other relevant legislation. All appointments are subject to rigorous pre-employment checks, including references and an enhanced DBS check.