PRU - Teaching Assistant

Key Stage 4 Provision

Clifton

Prospero teaching are working with a Pupil Referral Unit in Clifton. The school works with students with behavioural challenges and mental health issues. The school caters for pupils who have an educational plan to receive their education in a specialist provision, due to their learning needs. It takes pupils who have been identified that mainstream education isn’t the right setting for them.

The pupils are age 14-16 years old KS4 secondary all with EHCP plans and additional needs. These pupils have usually experienced some form of trauma, neglect or chaotic home life, or all of these things.

Your role is to build a connection with the young people and act as a mentor and role model for the students. Due to the barriers the pupils have in the classroom, the role will entail forging strong relationships with pupils. The role will see you using lots of mentoring skills (similar to those used in sports, drama, counseling) to help the individual engage with the school.

You will support the pupil in the classroom and out of the classroom on a more vocational basis.

The position is open to all experienced and those who have experience working in an SEN School previously, and a strong background in mentoring children and young adults. Depending on performance, the school would look at either extending the contract or offering a permanent position.

• Location – Clifton
• Position – SEN TA
• Type of work – Classroom support
• Contract or Position start date – ASAP
• Duration / Likely Duration – Ongoing Supply
• Contract type (temp/perm/temp to perm) – Temporary – Permanent
• Full time / Part time – Full time
• Minimum rate of pay – GBP 110 per day
• Hours – Mon – Fri (term time only)

• Previous experience in a similar setting / SEMH / PRU
• Level 2 Teaching Assistant or equivalent and above is preferable
• GCSE Maths and English and Computer literate

• Hold Right to Work in the UK
• Hold an enhanced child barred list DBS certificate registered with the online update service or be willing to process a new application
• Provide two professional child related references that cover at least the last two years

Prospero Teaching is acting as an employment business/education recruitment agency in relation to this vacancy. The successful candidate will be required to register and have passed all safeguarding/vetting checks with Prospero Teaching in order to fill this vacancy. Any adult working with children and vulnerable young people are responsible for safeguarding and protecting the welfare of the children and young people.