Special Needs Professional (Teaching Assistant)
Special Needs Professional (Teaching Assistant)
The Bridge Easton School
Salary Grade: D, point 5 - 6Actual Starting Salary: £20,568.25 - £20,894.32 per annum pro rata
- 5 hours per week: Monday – Friday term time only
Start date – September 2025
Do you want to make a difference to children’s lives?
Are you looking for an exciting new challenge?
Do you have drive and ambition to be the best that you can be?
Do you relish working in an environment where you will be supported all the way?
Experience is not essential; all training will be provided.
Then come and meet us
Our Story:
The Bridge Easton is a new special school for children with complex needs and/or autism. The school is based on a beautiful site in the village of Easton. As a school we will work with children, their families and other professionals within education, health, and care to support our children and young people to have a successful journey through their education.In September 2024, our main school has children from reception to Year 10. Our Base provision offers a bespoke education to children and young people with autism. Our SNP vacancies could be within our main school or within the Base depending on the successful candidates interests and experience.
We are recruiting for:
- Special Needs Professional - To support the children’s day to day learning, care and development. To support with assessment, recording and reporting on achievement, behaviour for learning, progress and development. To work closely with the teacher and support staff within the class team, in line with The Bridge Trust policies and guidance.
In return, we can offer you:
- Excellent professional development opportunities linked with The Bridge Trust family of schools.
- A supportive community and a committed team of staff that are equally determined to give students the best possible opportunities.
- An opportunity to develop your own ideas through practitioner-led research
- Schools UK, Schroders, Dell Advantage, Salary extras bike scheme and access to Blue Light Card.
The Bridge Trust:
The Bridge Easton is part of family of schools ran by the Bridge Trust. The Bridge Trust already oversees the work of five special schools, a mainstream primary school, an outreach service and a training development centre.
To apply:
If you wish to have an informal conversation about the position, please contact the school office at easton@thebridgetrust.academy
To view the job description and person specification this post, please visit the vacancies page on our school website; https://thebridgetrust.academy/vacancies/
To apply, please click on the apply button to be redirected to the application form.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a significant number of high quality applications. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.
Please note CVs will not be accepted.
Closing date: Wednesday 4th June 2025 at 9amInterview date: w/c Monday 9th June 2025
The Bridge Trust is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced DBS disclosure.
This position is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and subsequent amendments to this Act.
At The Bridge Trust, we want all our employees to feel included, bringing their passion, creativity and individuality to work. We value all cultures, backgrounds and experiences, and truly believe that diversity drives innovation.