Secondary SEN Teaching Assistant

SEN Teaching Assistant – Complex Needs Secondary School (Salford)

Full Time | Long-Term | After the February Half term start

Teaching Personnel are looking for a compassionate, resilient, and proactive SEN Teaching Assistant to support students in a complex needs secondary SEN school in the Salford area. This school supports young people with a wide range of additional needs, including Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties, Autism Spectrum condition, Speech, Language and communication delays, Sensory processing challenges and Physical disabilities and medical needs.

If you have a passion for supporting vulnerable learners and helping them develop independence, confidence, and life skills, we’d love to hear from you.

⭐ Key Responsibilities

As a SEN Teaching Assistant, you will:

• Provide 1:1 and small‑group interventions tailored to individual learning needs
• Support pupils with communication, sensory regulation, and social interaction
• Assist students with personal care, feeding, and mobility where required
• Use visual aids, sensory tools, and specialist communication methods (such as PECS or Makaton)
• Help students engage with personalised curriculum pathways
• Work closely with teachers, therapists, and SEN specialists to deliver consistent support
• Contribute to creating a safe, structured, and nurturing environment
• Promote independence, emotional wellbeing, and positive behaviour

⭐ Requirements

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• Experience supporting pupils with complex needs, SEN, or disabilities
• A calm, patient, and empathetic approach
• Confidence with behaviour support and sensory‑based strategies
• Willingness to assist with personal care and medical routines
• Strong communication skills and ability to work collaboratively
• An Enhanced DBS registered on the Update Service (or willingness to apply)
• Full‑time availability, Monday–Friday

⭐ Why Work with Teaching Personnel?

• Competitive daily pay, paid weekly
• Access to a wide range of free and discounted CPD courses including specific SEN training, Safeguarding, and Team Teach
• A dedicated team who supports you throughout your role
• Opportunities to secure long-term or permanent school placements
• A chance to make a genuine difference in a school community that values care, inclusion, and consistency

Apply Today

If you are enthusiastic, nurturing, and ready to support young people with complex SEN needs, send in your CV!

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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.
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