Additional Needs Learning Support

Additional Needs Learning Support Vale of Glamorgan Start date: Monday 17th February 2025. Hours: Monday to Friday 08:15am-15:10pm. Pay: £13- £15 per hour. Term time only. Do you have personal or professional experience supporting children with additional needs? Are you passionate about making a positive impact on children\’s lives by providing emotional support, academic guidance, and helping to build their self-confidence? A welcoming and inclusive additional needs department within a large, supportive secondary school in the Vale of Glamorgan is looking for a new team member! This is a fantastic opportunity to work with small classes of up to 15 students with learning difficulties, assisting them with core subjects, developing their life skills, and providing essential guidance and emotional support. About you: Experience working with additional needs, including Autism, ADHD, and behavioural challenges. Strong communication skills. Compassionate, caring, and patient. Adaptable and willing to support other departments when needed. Solid understanding of core subjects with excellent literacy skills. Comfortable working with small groups of students and providing lesson interventions. Minimum of A-levels or equivalent (Degree highly desirable but not essential). About the school: Supportive team with continuous opportunities for professional development. Be part of a dedicated department that prioritises the needs and well-being of its pupils. Enjoy access to excellent staff facilities and a spacious on-site car park. Close knit team that have staff bonding opportunities and will make you feel extremely welcome and valued. In this role, you will have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact each day on the lives of teenagers who face challenges with schoolwork and social integration. Your responsibilities will include leading small group interventions and building strong connections with students through one-page profiles, weekly performance trackers, and personal development records. While you\’ll have continuous support from your team, the school is looking for someone proactive, confident, and capable of using their initiative to support the department effectively. Apply today by sending your CV. Interviews are being held over the following 2 weeks by Teaching Personnel and CV’s are being shortlisted and sent to the school. All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQ’s on the Teaching Personnel website for 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. Teaching Personnel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants. We offer all our registered candidates FREE child protection and prevent duty training. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance provided. For details of our privacy policy, please visit the Teaching Personnel website