Teaching Assistant

Pathways Learning Centre, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS16 2RQ

19 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  3 June 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  15 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Working pattern: Full time (Can be done as a job share): 33.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, term time only. (The school will also be accepting applications for those who wish to work part time, minimum part time hours are 22 hours and 20 minutes per week – to be agreed at interview.)
• Contract type: Fixed term - 12 months - Maternity or parental leave cover
• Full-time equivalent salary: £28,598 to £32,061

What skills and experience we're looking for

• Creative in the way he/she works 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

Required enthusiastic and committed Teaching Assistant(s) to support the education of students with Social, Emotional and Mental Health, Difficulties (SEMHD) at Pathways Learning Centre. 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 the school offers its staff

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 adynamic, enthusiastic team, totally committed to supporting some of the most vulnerable students in South Gloucestershire.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Please note, this is a fixed term contract until 31 August 2027, subject to a review of pupil numbers.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

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About Pathways Learning Centre

• School type: Academies, ages 5 to 16
• School size: Up to 170 pupils
• Age range: 5 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Pathways Learning Centre website
• Email address: hr@enabletrust.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/pathways-learning-centre-bristol

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