Support specilist

Support Specialist

• Full time

• Permanent position

• Must have strong ICT skills

• ASAP start

Long- Term teachers are working with a specialist school based in Bridgewater, who are seeking a full time member of staff to support a class teacher with ICT duties.

The teacher you will be supporting is partially sighted, so you will be responsible for using word, excel and and navigating a sharepoint system.You will also be supporting in the classroom, including 1:1 support and running activities.

Key duties and responsibilities:

1. Provide assistance with setting up and using assistive technology tools and software

2. Assist in the adaptation of educational materials, including textbooks, worksheets, and visual aids

3. Offer support during classroom activities and instruction, including organising materials, facilitating student interactions, and providing additional assistance as needed.

4. Assist with administrative tasks related to teaching, such as lesson planning, supporting the logging of parental communications on school systems, communication with students, parents, and colleagues to allow the teacher to focus on instructional delivery.

5. Providing guidance and assistance with navigating the school environment, including guiding the teacher between classrooms, helping them locate resources, and using the school systems and equipment as required to support their teaching

About the school:

You will be working in a 220-place special school that has the specialist resources needed to meet the needs of their students. State-of-the-art facilities for all the children and young people, this includes a warm water pool for physiotherapy; a sports hall; a sensory room; and fully accessible classrooms with the latest teaching technology. They support children aged 4 -19 with PMLD, split across two sites, you will be based at their main site in TA6.

This will be a full time position working Monday to Friday, term time only, between the hours of 8:45am - 4:30pm. Commencing in April 2024, this will be a permanent position.

Working with Long Term Teachers:

We are an independent agency working with Nurseries, Primary, Secondary and Special Schools.

LTT was founded with the aim of creating a genuine, transparent and straightforward service to help candidates secure their next role. We place a huge emphasis on delivering an exceptional service where you will be supported, listened to and valued throughout.

Your dedicated consultant will invest time to understand your experience, skill-set and what your ideal role looks like. You will have frequent updates with your progress through compliance, applications for specific roles as well as receiving additional information on roles which we feel may be of interest to you.

We are proud members of the REC and we have the highest standard of compliance. Working with us means you will get the very best support and guidance through the clearance process from your own specific point of contact from our in-house compliance team.