Are you a Teaching assistant or carer with experience of working with Autism? Tradewind recruitment is looking for confident and engaging Teaching assistants to work as Autism specialist Teaching Assistants in our local schools in Bristol when the schools reopen. Our client schools cater for Primary and Secondary ages and most of the Special Educational needs settings are keen offer supply work to teaching assistant with Autism experience once they open again.

Usual working hours for the teaching assistant roles normally are between 0830-1530 and can be between Monday to Friday and it will involve working with pupils who have additional needs on a 1:1 or in class basis. You will get to choose which days you can work and we can offer you flexible work that you can manage with your coaching commitments. You will be able to change your availability from week to week.

This type of work will offer you new experience as a teaching assistant in schools once they re-open in your local area, where you will be able to use your skills in Autism in more of an educational setting. You will also get to meet lots of schools in your local area where you will build rapport and good relationships which could also potentially become permanent or contract.

This role must be suitable for you if:
-You have knowledge of MAKATON, PECS
-Have experience of working with both high and low functioning Autism
-Have experience of working with both verbal and pre-verbal students.

The schools we work are within commutable distances from postcodes in Bristol.

By registering with Tradewind, you will benefit from:

*Top rates of pay through our attraction of the best education talent Minimum 65 GBP per day for Teaching assistants.

To join us and be successful in this exciting Teaching position, you will need to:
* Have experience of working with children and/or young adults in a sports capacity.
*Will have confidence to manage behaviour and support young people with additional needs.

*Be subject to an Enhanced DBS Disclosure, Overseas Police Clearances (if applicable) and professional references checks
*Have a CV covering at least 10 years employment/education history included and any employment breaks must be explained
*Have the legal right to work in the UK

To apply for this position, or hear more about the exciting opportunities we have here at Tradewind, please call the Bristol office on 01173017578, or Lottie.dullea@twrecruitment.com. We are still working our usual working hours and happy to chat to you about this role and others and help you find additional work once schools re-open.

Tradewind Recruitment is a Sunday Times Top 100 employer - stopping at nothing to ensure our candidates, clients and employees come first. At Tradewind, you will have access to 25 fully certified CPD courses, that's 18 more than our next nearest competitor, all focused on making you the best you can be. We have the very best people available to take your call and look after you every step of the way. We pride ourselves on exceptional service and take the time to really get to know you. Put simply; we listen, we learn, we deliver. Why? Because our people matter most.

We specialise in matching Teachers and Support Staff to their dream job, and help Primary, Secondary and SEN schools recruit for a wide range of roles across our 11 offices in the UK, including: London, the West Midlands, the North West, East Anglia, the North East, the South West, Yorkshire, the Midlands, Herts and Bucks.

Awarded REC Audited Education gold standard - Tradewind Recruitment are committed to Safeguarding and are also a proud Equal Opportunities Employer.