SEN Teaching Assistant

Support. Encourage. Empower. Become a SEN Teaching Assistant

Are you a caring, resilient, and motivated individual with a passion for supporting children and young people with special educational needs?

We’re looking for SEN Teaching Assistants to join a group of exceptional specialist schools in Salisbury, supporting pupils aged 3 to 19 across primary and secondary settings.

This is a part-time position starting in September 2025, with the exciting possibility to start earlier in either a part-time or full-time role. Hours are 8.30am to 4pm, Monday to Friday.

Make a Real Difference

Across these specialist settings, you’ll be joining environments that go far beyond the standard classroom. Whether supporting children with complex learning needs, social and emotional challenges, or behavioural differences, you’ll be welcomed into teams that are:

• Deeply supportive and highly skilled in personalised care

• Creative, inclusive, and focused on helping every child succeed

• Led by staff who value collaboration, patience, and progress

• Known for their warm, encouraging, and nurturing atmospheres

• Experts in providing trauma-informed, pupil-centred support

You’ll play a key role in helping young people develop confidence, resilience, communication, and independence — preparing them not only for academic success but for life.

What We’re Looking For:

• Experience working with children or young people (in any setting)

• Empathy, patience, and a proactive mindset

• A willingness to learn and adapt to specialist needs

• A calm, confident approach to supporting challenging behaviour

Why Work with Teaching Personnel?

• Flexible work to suit your schedule and lifestyle

• Weekly pay via PAYE 

• Access to free training including Safeguarding, Autism, Team Teach & more

• Ongoing support from a dedicated consultant

• Opportunity to gain experience across diverse SEN and SEMH environments

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQ’s on the Teaching Personnel website 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 undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
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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