Highly Sought-After ‘Mini Mate’ Roles at Leading SEND Provisions!
Teaching Personnel is delighted to be recruiting for exciting Mini Mate opportunities across some of our most sought-after SEND provisions.
These are highly valued roles within our schools, with SEND provisions particularly keen to welcome positive, dependable and inspiring individuals who can start ASAP and make a genuine difference to the pupils they support.
As a Mini Mate, you’ll be much more than a classroom support assistant. You’ll be someone pupils can look up to, trust and learn from — a positive role model who brings energy, encouragement and consistency to their school day.
Area: Brighton
Contract: Full-time, Monday to Friday
Pay: £92.63 per day
Setting: SEND School
Start Date: ASAP
DBS: Child Workforce DBS required
What Is a Mini Mate?
A Mini Mate is a positive influence, trusted companion and strong role model for pupils within a SEND setting.
You’ll help pupils feel confident, included and supported, while encouraging them to engage with learning and develop their independence.
The pupils you work with will benefit from having someone around who is reliable, enthusiastic and genuinely invested in helping them succeed.
This role is ideal for someone who naturally brings positivity into a room, leads by example and wants to become a person that pupils can genuinely look up to.
We’re Looking for Someone Who Is:
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A strong and positive role model that pupils can look up to
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Warm, patient, approachable and compassionate
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Reliable, consistent and committed
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Confident supporting pupils with additional needs
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Able to build trusting and meaningful relationships
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Positive and enthusiastic, even on challenging days
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Encouraging and able to celebrate pupils’ achievements
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Comfortable supporting pupils with their personal, physical and emotional needs
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Able to work effectively alongside teachers, therapists and wider SEND teams
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Someone who leads by example and encourages pupils to believe in themselves
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Available to start ASAP
Experience working within SEND, education, youth work, care, mentoring or support roles would be highly valuable.
However, personality is just as important. We’re looking for people who genuinely want to make a difference and understand the importance of being a consistent, positive presence in a pupil’s life.
Why Become a Mini Mate?
These are really sought-after roles within our SEND provisions, with schools keen to bring on individuals who can provide the stability, encouragement and positive influence their pupils need.
You’ll have the opportunity to:
Build valuable experience within SEND
Develop meaningful relationships with pupils
Become a trusted and respected member of the school team
Make a genuine difference to young people’s lives
Secure consistent, long-term work
Develop your career within education and SEND
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You must be someone pupils can look up to.
Being a Mini Mate is about more than simply being present in the classroom. Pupils need someone who sets a great example, encourages them, believes in them and shows them what a positive role model looks like.
If you’re energetic, dependable, compassionate and ready to become a Mini Mate that pupils can genuinely look up to, we want to hear from you!
Ready to become a Mini Mate? Get in touch today!
All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQ’s on the Teaching Personnel website for details.
All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
Teaching Personnel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer all our registered candidates FREE child protection and prevent duty training. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance provided.
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