Teaching Assistant - BRAILLE SKILLS ESSENTIAL - Cardiff in Cardiff
Posted by Aspire People
£16.11 – £18.11 an hour
Cardiff · Temporary
📍 Cardiff
💷 Competitive daily rate
📅 Immediate start
🕒 Full-time opportunity
IMPORTANT: You MUST have practical Braille skills to be considered for this role. Applications from candidates without Braille experience will not be suitable.
Aspire People are recruiting a specialist Teaching Assistant to support a pupil who is completely blind in Key Stage 3 at a secondary school in Cardiff.
Essential Requirements
- Confident, practical Braille reading skills
- Experience using Braille to support learning across the curriculum, including Maths and Science
- Experience adapting and modifying classwork for a completely blind learner
- Experience using a Mantis device
- Ability to support a pupil accessing the Key Stage 3 curriculum
- Enhanced DBS for Children on the DBS Update Service, or willingness to obtain one
The Role
- Provide one-to-one support throughout the school day
- Adapt learning materials so the pupil can access lessons across different subjects
- Support the pupil's learning, independence and classroom participation
- Work closely with teaching staff to ensure resources are accessible
Please only apply if you have the required Braille skills and relevant experience supporting a blind learner. General Teaching Assistant experience alone will not be sufficient for this specialist position.
Contact Aspire People to discuss your relevant experience and suitability for the role.
Aspire People Limited provides services as an Education Agency and an Education Employment Business. Aspire People is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and expects every candidate to share this commitment. Placements are subject, to appropriate Child Protection screening, including checks with former employers and the Disclosure and Barring Checks.
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