Position: Teaching Assistant (Maternity Cover) Location: Greenock Hours: 40 hours per week, term time (FIXED term contract- 12 month) Salary Details: £22,674.64 per annum DRIVING LICENCE ESSENTIAL We currently have a vacancy for a highly experienced 1-1 Teaching Assistant who is able to engage and support vulnerable and challenging children. You will be relentless in supporting our students to achieve a high standard of attainment throughout their time with the school and in preparing the students for their next steps. You must be flexible, innovative and responsive, able to work effectively with our teachers to identify every opportunity to help our children and young people develop their skills and confidence, both academically and personally. Who we are: Skypoint School School is a small specialist provision catering for pupils with complex social and emotional needs and autism. The school is registered for up to 45 pupils who come from a range of different local authorities and for whom mainstream provisions are not accessible. The ideal candidate will: Have an experience in autism and complex needs.Have a passion for working with young people and want to make a difference in people''s lives.The young people that you will be working with, have behavioural problems and have experienced trauma and so we would require an individual who will bring positive commitment to young people and has an awareness of their issues.Be punctual and flexible.Be well-organised, adaptable ..... full job details .....