Teaching Assistant for Special Needs School for Young Adults

16 hours ago

London, United Kingdom The Bridge Special Education Needs School Southwark Full time

**The Bridge Special Education Needs School**
Southwark£26,000 - £28,000 per year

**Job type**:

Full Time, Fixed Term**Start date**:

05 October 20253 October 2025**Job overview**:

- We are looking for a proactive, experienced and dedicated teaching assistant to assist and support the teaching of young adults (14-25 years) with special educational and general learning needs, specifically providing support for learners with challenging behaviour and or physical disabilities.

**Duties**:

- Support the SEN Teacher to provide education for young adults
- Encouraging the inclusion of young adults with emotional and/or behaviour management techniques designed to develop the ability to behave appropriately.
- Provide positive reinforcements, praise and rewards to young adults.
- Modelling, within class, support strategies designed to encourage and develop appropriate behaviour in variety settings, i.e. with individuals and group/whole class settings.
- Support any student’s behaviour programme and or/ support whole school positive behaviour systems.
- Attending relevant meetings and in-service training provided by the school.
- Supervising students that have been isolated from other learners
- Consulting with parents regarding student support matters and responding to incidents of challenging behaviour.
- Personal responsibility to make a decision when to take action to restrain any student demonstrating behaviour deemed to be a threat to themselves or to others.
- Assist in the completion of any completion reports that may occur due to student’s behaviour
- Provide personal care if required

Personal Specification:

- Have experience of working with young and mature adults with special educational needs. Preferably teaching experience.
- Have GCSE, ‘O’ Level or equivalent qualifications in Maths and English.
- Have a Level 4 Teaching assistant qualification in Special Education Needs
- Have knowledge and understanding of the different social, cultural and physical needs of special needs learners.
- Have an interest in how special needs children and adults learn and behave.
- Provide appropriate role models of behaviour both in the classroom and around school
- Earnest about, particularly those who find learning and managing their difficult behaviour.
- Knowledge of Makaton desirable
- Knowledge of positive handling techniques desirable
- Have an up to date clear DBS
- Versatile and resilient

**Recruiter contact**:
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**About**The Bridge Special Education Needs School**:
**The Bridge Special Education Needs School**
- 148 -150 & 167 Old Kent Road
London
SE1 5TY
United Kingdom
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