SEN Teaching Assistant
18 Days Old
Location: Southampton
Pay: £13.75 per hour
Contract: Term-time only
Agency: Teaching Personnel
Are you a compassionate, resilient and dedicated individual looking to make a real difference in the lives of young people with complex needs? Teaching Personnel are seeking SEN Teaching Assistants to join a specialist SEN school in Southampton, supporting pupils across both primary and secondary age groups.
This welcoming and well-resourced school caters for children with a range of complex learning needs, including ASD, communication difficulties, sensory needs and medical requirements. You will work closely with teachers, therapists and support staff to provide pupils with the individualised guidance they need to thrive.
Key Responsibilities:
Provide 1:1 and small group support to pupils with a variety of complex needs
Assist in the delivery of tailored learning programmes
Help create a safe, nurturing and inclusive learning environment
Support pupils with personal care, emotional regulation and communication
Work collaboratively with the school’s multidisciplinary team
Requirements:
Experience in SEN, care, youth work or a related field is desirable but not essential
A calm, patient and empathetic approach
Ability to build positive, trusting relationships with pupils
A valid DBS on the update service (or willingness to apply for one)
What Teaching Personnel Offers:
Competitive hourly pay at £13.75
Ongoing training and professional development
A supportive consultant dedicated to your placements
Opportunity to secure long-term or permanent roles
If you are passionate about supporting young people with complex needs and want a rewarding role where you can genuinely make a difference, we would love to hear from you.
Apply today to join Teaching Personnel and become a valued member of this exceptional SEN school community.
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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- Location:
- Northam
- Salary:
- £13.75 /hour
- Job Type:
- FullTime
- Category:
- Education
