Higher Level Teaching Assistant - SEND Team - Yate
8 days ago
Bristol
How you'll make a difference As a Higher Level Teaching Assistant, you will join our Education team in helping to provide high quality education to children and young people in their own homes. Linking the work of online teaching staff, you will contribute to the learning, development and welfare of these pupils. South Gloucestershire Council have a statutory responsibility for delivering education to pupils who are unable to attend their main school due to medical ill health or to those that may have complex and often challenging needs. In these cases, the support is delivered to the pupil in their own home. What you will be doing • You will visit children and young people in their own homes to support them with their online learning., • It will be your responsibility to liaise with the child or young person’s school to support with reintegration., • As required, you will submit reports to the Councils Medical Need Panel, so they are kept up to date on individual progress and readiness for reintegration., • We require you to hold an NVQ 2 or equivalent in English and maths, alongside an NVQ 3 teaching assistant qualification or equivalent qualification., • Given the elements of this role, you must have previous experience working alongside children and young people with learning and behavioural problems, including autistic children or children with physical disabilities., • As you will be working with both adults and young people, sometimes in challenging situations, you need to have good interpersonal and communication skills., • This is a limited term contract, ending 31st July 2026., • This role is hybrid, with a mixture of working at our office in Yate and working from home, as well as making home visits., • Please note that due to the nature of this role, it is a requirement of employment that an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is obtained., • You will be expected to travel throughout the authority and surrounding area so you must have a full, valid driving licence with regular access to a vehicle or have an alternative means of travel. How a career at South Gloucestershire Council is different • As part of our benefits package, you will receive generous annual leave (pro rata) , employee wellbeing support and you will have access to a range of staff discounts , including eye tests, travel, shopping and leisure activities., • We recognise that our diverse team of skilled and dedicated people make us a great place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and ensure that individuals are selected, promoted and developed on the basis of their merits and abilities., • We value our staff as individuals, investing in their careers and we are recognised for the quality, breadth and depth of our training and development offer, which helps make the greatest long-term difference in work., • What’s special here is the strength of the team ethos , the support and the training., • We're building and shaping communities which people are proud of., • We're working with the most vulnerable in our community to help them achieve what they want in life. To view the full job description, please click this link: ___