Special School Support Assistant - All Through SEN School
hace 5 días
Bournemouth
Special School Support Assistant - All-Through SEN School Prospero Teaching is seeking calm, patient, and resilient Special School Support Assistants to join a specialist all-through SEN school in Bournemouth, supporting pupils from Key Stage 1 through to Key Stage 5. The school caters for a diverse range of needs and abilities, offering multiple tailored curriculums to ensure every learner can access meaningful, personalised education. This well-resourced school features a specially equipped food technology room, music room and radio room, alongside sports halls for PE, a sensory room, and extensive outdoor play spaces. These facilities allow pupils to learn through practical, creative, therapeutic and multi-sensory experiences. The school also welcomes applications from ad-hoc supply staff available for day-to-day, short-term or long-term cover-ideal for those seeking flexible, varied work within a nurturing SEN environment. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES • Providing tailored support to pupils with autism, sensory processing needs, communication differences, or complex learning profiles, • Supporting pupils experiencing anxiety, emotional dysregulation or sensory overload across KS1-KS5, • Encouraging engagement through practical, creative, therapeutic and differentiated activities suited to a wide age range, • Promoting emotional wellbeing, safety and positive behaviour throughout the school day, • Supporting communication, emotional regulation, social understanding and independence, • Building trusting, stable relationships using calm, clear and consistent communication, • Working collaboratively with teachers, therapists and pastoral teams to deliver holistic, person-centred support CONTRACT DETAILS • Location: Bournemouth, • Position: Special School Support Assistant, • Start Date: ASAP, • Contract Type: Full-time with temp-to-perm pathways available; ad-hoc supply opportunities also offered, • Working Hours: 08:45am - 15:15pm, • Pay Rate: From £14.25 per hour REQUIREMENTS You must: • Have the Right to Work in the UK, • Hold an enhanced child-barred list DBS on the Update Service (or be willing to apply), • Provide professional references covering the last 24 months, • Hold a Level 2/3 qualification in childcare, education or health & social care, or have relevant SEN experience supporting young people with complex needs WHAT WE OFFER • Free accredited CPD, including safeguarding, behaviour management and de-escalation, • Access to our specialist in-house Training & Development Team, • Ongoing support from a dedicated SEN consultant, • A warm, inclusive all-through school environment with strong staff culture and opportunities for progression If this is a role of interest, please reach out today with an up to date copy of your CV for consideration. Please note, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.