Five Education are recruiting a Teaching Assistant for a special school in Glastonbury. The role is to support identified pupils with Special Education Needs (SEN) and/ or mental health challenges in a specialist secondary school setting. This work will be supporting pupils 1:1 or in small groups. Previous experience in supporting individuals with SEND such as Autism and an ability to manage challenging behaviour is desirable. The right person for this role will be kind, compassionate, patient and resilient. The role will involve: - Assisting pupils throughout the day, helping them to remain focussed and on task. - Guide the pupils when they are struggling, and help them to become regulated and calm. The pay rate is £12.81 an hour. The day is 7 hours with an unpaid 30 min lunch break. Your daily rate of pay would be £83.29 but with a potential to earn more based on level of experience. Including holiday pay If you think this could be a job for you, please get in touch to find out more from Danielle at (phone number removed). We are always available for an informal chat if you want to find out more about whether this role is suited to you.Pay: Five Education operates a PAYE payroll; this is the most transparent way to be paid with no hidden fees such as admin fee or employer's NI. Please note pay rate is for illustration and does include holiday pay.Vetting: Five Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all of the staff we employ to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undergo checks including reference checks, TRA checks and will need to have a DBS; there will also be an interview.We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as they are currently under-represented at this level.Contact Danielle on (phone number removed) / (url removed)