Full-Time Teaching Assistant (Temp to Perm Opportunity)
Secondary School, Term-Time Only
Long-Term Teachers is proud to support an outstanding special needs school in Tiverton, which is currently seeking a dedicated and adaptable Teaching Assistant to join their team. This rewarding role is perfect for someone passionate about supporting young people with social, emotional, and mental health challenges. The ideal candidate will bring confidence, resilience, and a proactive approach when managing challenging behaviours.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide general classroom support, including one-on-one and small group interventions
- Assist the teacher with lesson preparation, resource gathering, supervision, and activity setup
- Ensure the safeguarding and wellbeing of all students, maintaining a safe and supportive environment
- Manage behaviour in accordance with students' EHCPs, catering to their individual needs
- Support students in accessing the curriculum and actively engaging in learning
About the School:
- A special school catering to students aged 11-16, with over 100 enrolled
- Focuses on students with autism, ADHD, and related needs
- A close-knit team that provides strong support for each other and the students
- Operates across two sites, with a purpose-built nurture facility
- Early school hours to meet the needs of the students
- Small class sizes (maximum of 10 students)
- High staff-to-student ratio for individualised attention
About You:
- Passionate about working with young people, particularly those with autism and ADHD
- Proactive, resilient, and eager to be an active part of the school community
- Have a good sense of humour and thrive in a team environment
- Skilled in building strong, positive relationships with students, staff, and parents/carers
- Prior experience with autism and ADHD is highly desirable
If you're an experienced teaching assistant or have a background in supporting individuals with additional needs, this role could be the perfect fit for you!
Working Hours:
Monday to Friday, 8am to 3pm, during term time only. In this supportive environment, you'll have ample opportunities for professional development and growth.
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