ASD Learning Support Assistant

We are working with a school in central Bristol who are looking for an experienced Learning Support Assistant to join their support staff team.

The school is looking for a confident, caring person who can demonstrate appropriate skills and recent school-based experience to join their hard-working and supportive school team. Experience of supporting children who have additional learning needs is desirable.

The ability to work as part of a team under the direction of class teachers is essential; however, they are also looking for someone who is able to use their initiative to fully support the child’s learning, work and behaviour through any programmes of support as indicated on the child’s EHCP and Safety Plan. This will include ensuring that appropriate learning resources and materials are available and ready to use.

The position will involve supporting the pupil at lunchtimes and for afternoon learning.

Pay rate is dependent on experience & qualifications. All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.

All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.

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We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.

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