SEN Teaching Assistant

We are seeking a Teaching Assistant to join the support staff network of a Secondary School from September 2025!

• Location: Northamptonshire
• Start date: September 2025
• Contract: Full-time, Temp to Perm or Permanent contract on offer
• Pay: £95-£110 depending on experience and travel

This specific role is open to Teaching Assistants able to provide specialist support in SEMH/Behaviour. You would become part of the SEND Team at this Secondary School, supporting students with SEMH and Social Communication Interaction (C&I) experiencing difficulties to access the curriculum in manstream lessons in a group or 1:1 interventions.

As a Teaching Assistant, no day is the same. Your role is part of a large team who are responsible for supporting students with SEMH/C&I and related interaction disorders. As you assist the students with their academic and social development under the direction of the SENCO, you will consider the needs of the student to provide appropriate support through resources or strategies to promote learning.

The ideal applicant would demonstrate:

• Strong understanding of SEMH
• Ablity to recognise trigger signals to indicate child's emotional dysregulation
• Calm nature
• Positive attitude
• Ability to build positive relationships with pupils who may demonstrate resistant or challenging behaviour
• Excellent knowledge of SEND
• Level 1+ qualification TA or supporting learning in school
• High levels of resilience and emotional intelligence.

Benefits of working with Teaching Personnel:

✓ Become part of the UK's leading education staffing provider 
✓ Competitive payment package
✓ Paid weekly
✓ Opportunities for professional development and growth with our highly effective CPD Academy
✓ Be part of a 12 week flexible probationary period, with the flexibility to leave if the school isnt the right fit for you
✓ Dedicated and Experienced Secondary Consultant (4+ of experience working in the area) as your point of contact for opportunities and to manage your experience working with Teaching Personnel
✓ An established agency remaining open during COVID and furloughing our Teachers, with over 80+ branches nationwide
✓ Guidance for Graduates who are seeking their first role in education as part of our Future Teachers Programme

Like the sound of this role?

We look forward to your application!

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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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