Teaching Assistant in Bristol

Grade: BG5 £25,185- £25,583 FTE (£19,346.06-£19,651.78 Actual Salary)

Contract: 32.5 Hours a week / Fixed term until August 2027

Interview date: 13th July 2026

Purpose: The roles will include a mixture of class-based activities and small group intervention, including 1:1 work. The year group will be decided dependent on the skillset of the successful applicant. The successful applicant will deliver specific interventions and an individualised curriculum to SEND pupils in line with their EHCPs, working under the direction of the class teacher and external agencies.

Duties:

• Under the guidance of teaching staff and the SENCo, support the learning of individuals or groups detached from the main work of the class, to achieve targets as defined by the teacher, often but not exclusively with a particular emphasis on those with special needs.
• Assist in the development, monitoring and reviewing of children’s learning plans.
• Facilitate children’s general physical, emotional and educational development.
• Encourage safe behaviour of individuals and groups.
• Promote and reinforce positive attitudes to learning.
• Follow individual learning and support plans, under the guidance of relevant professional colleagues, to support the learning of children with additional needs.
• Offer empathetic and sympathetic listening, direct guidance and the provision of appropriate positive feedback on behaviour.
• Support assessment processes, keeping records for identified children and sharing these with the teacher as required.
• Lead activities and interventions and support classroom tasks.
• Assist in carrying out intimate care in line with the school’s Intimate Care Policy where appropriate.

Benefits:

• Enhanced CPD, including access to professional networks across the Trust.
• Paid induction and training suited to the role.
• Confidential access to an Employee Assistance Programme.
• Free parking.
• Use of the Cycle Scheme.
• Paid completion of a DBS check.
• Flu vaccination vouchers.
• Free eye tests (where the employee is desk-based).
• Where eligible, automatic enrolment to the relevant pension scheme.
• Honouring of continuous service earned in the Local Authority.

Fluency Duty: This role has been identified as falling within the definition of requiring fluency in spoken English. You will be required to speak English with confidence and be able to conduct a conversation and answer questions for extended periods of time.

Safeguarding Statement: Amplify Education is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All post holders are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service clearance. Our policy and practice is in line with the Department for Education’s ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ most recent Guidance. We ensure that all appropriate measures are applied in relation to everyone who works for the Trust who is likely to be perceived by the children as a safe and trustworthy adult. Safer recruitment practice includes scrutinising applicants, online checks, verifying identity and academic or vocational qualifications, obtaining professional and character references, checking previous employment history and ensuring that a candidate has the health and physical capacity for the job.