ALN Teaching Assistant - Secondary & Specialist Schools | Carmarthenshire

£14.25+ Per Hour | Weekly PAYE Pay | Flexible Working | Immediate Starts Available

Change a Young Person's Future Every Day

Are you passionate about supporting young people to overcome barriers and achieve their full potential?

Teaching Personnel is recruiting dedicated, compassionate, and resilient ALN Teaching Assistants to work across a range of secondary schools and specialist ALN provisions throughout Carmarthenshire.

This is a rewarding opportunity where you'll play a key role in helping pupils build confidence, develop independence, improve communication skills, regulate emotions, and achieve success both inside and outside the classroom.

Whether you have experience in education, care, support work, youth work, residential care, healthcare, coaching, or hold relevant qualifications, we'd love to hear from you.

The Role

As an ALN Teaching Assistant, you will support pupils aged 11-19 with a variety of additional learning needs across mainstream secondary schools and specialist settings.

Your responsibilities may include:

✅ Supporting pupils on a 1:1 basis or in small groups

✅ Promoting engagement, confidence and independence

✅ Supporting learning within the classroom environment

✅ Implementing behaviour and emotional regulation strategies

✅ Encouraging social and communication development

✅ Building positive and trusted relationships with pupils

✅ Supporting pupils to overcome barriers to learning and achieve their individual goals

No two days are the same, but every day offers the chance to make a genuine difference.

You Could Be Supporting Pupils With:

⭐ Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC)

⭐ ADHD

⭐ Social, Emotional & Mental Health Needs (SEMH)

⭐ Speech, Language & Communication Needs (SLCN)

⭐ Profound & Multiple Learning Difficulties (PMLD)

⭐ Complex Learning Difficulties

⭐ Physical Disabilities

⭐ Sensory Processing Needs

⭐ Medical and Personal Care Requirements

Ideal Experience, Skills & Qualifications

We welcome applicants with experience, qualifications, or transferable skills in any of the following areas:

✅ Teaching Assistant or Learning Support Assistant

✅ Support Work, Care Work, Residential Care or Healthcare

✅ Youth Work, Behaviour Support or Mentoring

✅ Sports Coaching, Community or Youth Activities

✅ Psychology, Education, Childcare or Health & Social Care

✅ Supporting individuals with Autism (ASC), ADHD, SEMH, PMLD, SLCN or Complex Needs

✅ Behaviour Management, Emotional Regulation or Positive Behaviour Support

✅ Personal Care, Medical Needs, Moving & Handling or Manual Handling

✅ Level 2 or Level 3 Supporting Teaching & Learning Qualification

✅ Childcare, Health & Social Care, Psychology or Education Qualifications

✅ Team Teach, First Aid or other relevant training

No school experience? No problem. Many of our most successful ALN Teaching Assistants come from care, support work, youth work, coaching and healthcare backgrounds. If you're passionate about helping young people succeed, we'd love to hear from you.

Why Join Teaching Personnel?

We Invest In Your Success

Competitive weekly PAYE pay

Flexible work to suit your lifestyle and availability

Free and discounted CPD training opportunities

Specialist Autism, ALN and Behaviour Management training

Ongoing support from a dedicated local consultant

Opportunities across a variety of secondary and specialist schools throughout Carmarthenshire

Long-term, temporary-to-permanent and permanent opportunities available

Pension scheme

Excellent experience for careers in Education, Psychology, SEN, Teaching or Social Care

❤️ The Ideal Candidate

✅ Patient, caring and empathetic

✅ Resilient and adaptable

✅ Calm and confident under pressure

✅ Passionate about supporting vulnerable young people

✅ A positive role model who can build strong relationships

✅ Committed to helping pupils reach their full potential

Apply Today

Demand for skilled ALN Teaching Assistants across Carmarthenshire is growing, with immediate opportunities available in secondary schools and specialist provisions.

If you're looking for a rewarding role where you can make a lasting impact while developing valuable SEN and education experience, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today and start making a real difference in the lives of young people across Carmarthenshire.