SEN Teaching Assistant
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Job role: SEN Teaching assistant
Location: Cardiff
Do you enjoy working with children and want to play a key role in children’s education? Teaching Personnel are looking for an enthusiastic teaching assistant for a wonderful Primary School in Cardiff.
You will be working with a child with SEN in a Primary School, helping with classwork, outdoor play and any other activities!
This position will be Monday to Friday, 8:30 – 3:30, fixed term until the end of the academic year and then a chance to carry on in September too!
Desirable qualities:
- Do you have any qualifications or experience working with SEN children?
- Are you flexible, creative, and able to create relationships easily with pupils?
- Are you punctual and reliable?
- Do you have a calm and patient approach to your work?
For this role you will need:
- DBS (we can assist you with this)
- Two references
- The right to work in the UK
What we can offer you:
- Competitive weekly pay
- Continual support throughout
- Valuable experience in a fun and friendly school with supportive and welcoming staff
- Working alongside the market leaders in education recruitment
- Training and access to courses and CPD (Continual professional development)
- Your own dedicated personal consultant
Interviews are taking place shortly so please get your applications in as soon as possible. We look forward to hearing from you.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see teachingpersonnel.com/faqs 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 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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