SEN Teaching Assistant

Ready to Take the Next Step in Your Career?
Your Skills Are Exactly What We Need.

Have experience in care, support work, residential care, sports coaching, or hold a psychology degree? You could be the perfect fit for a Teaching Assistant role with Teaching Personnel.

We're hiring passionate, reliable, and driven individuals to join our team supporting Primary and Secondary SEN (Special Educational Needs) schools across Surrey. 

• Full-time and part-time roles

• Opportunities across various age groups and special educational needs

• A rewarding chance to make a real difference in children's lives

• On-the-job training and development – no prior classroom experience needed

Who Thrives in This Role?

If you have experience in any of the following roles, your skills are directly transferable:

• Care Assistant or Support Worker

• Residential Childcare Professional

• Sports or Youth Coach

• Psychology or Education Graduate

✅ We’re Looking For:

• A calm, caring, and patient approach

• A positive, can-do attitude

• Flexibility and confidence to take initiative

• A genuine passion for supporting children with diverse needs

• Willingness to learn – we’ll guide you through every step

• A valid DBS on the Update Service (or willingness to apply)

• Experience with SEN is a plus – but not essential

Whether you’re seeking a career change, returning to work, or looking to grow your experience in education — this could be the opportunity you’ve been looking for.

Apply now and start making a real impact every day.

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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