Sen Teaching Assistant

We're seeking compassionate, dedicated, and resilient individuals to join our specialist school as Teaching Assistants (TAs). If you've worked in care, support work, healthcare, or a similar setting, you already possess many of the qualities needed to help children and young people with additional needs succeed both in and out of the classroom.

This is a highly rewarding role where you'll support students with a range of learning, communication, physical, and emotional needs. Every day presents new opportunities to make a genuine difference through encouragement, patience, and practical support.

Why Care Workers Excel as Teaching Assistants

Care professionals bring invaluable experience in building relationships, adapting to individual needs, and supporting people to achieve greater independence. These skills are essential within a specialist school, where students require tailored support to access learning and reach their full potential.

Many students require assistance with personal care and daily living tasks. Your ability to provide respectful, dignified, and person-centred support will play a key role in helping students feel safe, comfortable, and ready to engage in their education. Adapted from Care to TA ad 002. [Care to TA ad 002 | Word]

Key Responsibilities

Supporting Students

Work with individual students and small groups to support learning, encourage participation, and build confidence both academically and socially.

Personal Care and Physical Support

Provide personal care for students where required, including support with toileting, personal hygiene, feeding, changing, and mobility. All support is delivered sensitively, promoting dignity, wellbeing, and independence.

Classroom Assistance

Assist teachers with preparing learning materials, supporting classroom activities, and creating an inclusive and engaging environment where every student can thrive.

Encouraging Development

Support students in developing communication skills, emotional regulation, resilience, social interaction, and independence, particularly those with Special Educational Needs (SEN).

Building Relationships

Develop positive and trusting relationships with students, families, and colleagues to ensure each young person receives the support they need.

Ideal Qualities We Seek

Empathy and Patience

A genuine passion for supporting children and young people with additional and often complex needs.

Confidence Providing Personal Care

Comfortable supporting students with varying levels of personal care needs and able to approach these responsibilities professionally, respectfully, and with compassion.

Communication Skills

Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Flexibility and Resilience

Able to adapt to changing situations and remain calm in a specialist school environment where students may require a high level of support throughout the day.

Care Experience

Previous experience in care, healthcare, residential support, disability services, or similar settings is highly desirable and provides an excellent foundation for success in this role.

What We Offer

• A welcoming and supportive specialist school community.
• Ongoing training, including SEN, safeguarding, and personal care support.
• Excellent opportunities for professional development and progression.
• School-based hours that offer a strong work-life balance.
• The opportunity to make a lasting difference to the lives of young people every day.

Apply Today

If you're ready to bring your care experience into a rewarding educational setting and are comfortable supporting students with both their learning and personal care needs, we'd love to hear from you.