Teaching Assistant in Bristol

At Pathways Learning Centre, we are looking for enthusiastic and committed Teaching Assistants who are passionate about making a real difference to the lives of students with Social, Emotional and Mental Health Difficulties (SEMHD). This is a rewarding opportunity to support pupils at pivotal moments in their education, helping them rebuild confidence, re-engage with learning, and develop the skills they need for life beyond the classroom. The role is to work flexibly across key stages, working with a class or group of students under the direction of the class teacher and/or Intervention Manager.

What you'll have:

• Creativity in the way you work and able to support students with a range of SEND needs
• Experience of working with students in an educational setting
• Training and/or experience in specialist social and emotional intervention work such as ELSA, Thrive and therapeutic Mentoring would be an advantage
• Enthusiasm and commitment to enable students to access the curriculum
• The ability to work in partnership with teachers to facilitate student learning
• The ability to ensure that the wellbeing, behaviour and personal development of individual students enhances their learning and life skills

Pathways Learning Centre provides short stay education and therapeutic support for students between Key Stage 1 – 4 who are unable to access mainstream provision for a variety of reasons. The successful applicant will join a dynamic, enthusiastic team, totally committed to supporting some of the most vulnerable students in South Gloucestershire.

If you are driven by the belief that positive relationships, patience, and understanding can change lives, we would love to hear from you. This is a unique opportunity to be part of a dedicated team making a genuine difference for some of the most vulnerable young people in South Gloucestershire. Join Pathways Learning Centre and help our students rediscover confidence, resilience, and a sense of possibility for the future.

Safeguarding Statement: Enable Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Suitability to work with children and young people will form part of the selection process. Short-listed applicants will be asked to complete a self-declaration of their criminal record or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children and young people. We will carry out online searches on all short-listed applicants, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, Part 3, Safer Recruitment. Where given permission to do so, references will be requested for short-listed candidates prior to interview. Candidates attending an interview should expect the interview panel to explore issues relating to safeguarding. All successful applicants will be required to undergo security and vetting checks appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and an enhanced DBS check. Applicants must be aware that it is an offence to apply for a role if barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children and young people.

Equality information: We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.