SEND Education Staff

SEND & SEMH Teachers and Support Staff | East Sussex

What kind of school brings out the best in you?

You might enjoy teaching pupils who need a different route into a subject. You might be the person who can spot when a pupil is losing confidence and find a way to help them have another go. Or you might already work in specialist education and be ready for a setting where you can use more of what you’ve learnt.

I’m Emerson, a recruitment consultant with Teaching Personnel. I work with primary and secondary SEND and SEMH settings across Hastings, Battle, Eastbourne, Hailsham, Seaford, Newhaven, Lewes, Crowborough and the surrounding areas. I’d like to hear from educators who want to be considered for work as school needs arise.

What kinds of work can we talk about?

• Teaching: Qualified primary and secondary teachers interested in specialist settings, whether you’re looking to use a subject specialism or teach across a broader curriculum.

• Classroom and 1:1 support: Teaching Assistants and Learning Support Assistants who enjoy adapting activities, supporting communication or helping pupils build independence.

• Behaviour, pastoral and intervention support: Educators whose experience includes helping young people build relationships, manage difficult moments and find their way back into learning.

If you prefer occasional cover, tell me what days you can offer. If you’re looking for a longer assignment where you can get to know the pupils and work consistently with the same team, that’s useful to know too.

New to SEND? Let’s talk about what you already do well

Some schools need people with established specialist experience. Others may consider someone who’s developed relevant skills in mainstream education, care, youth work, tutoring or sports coaching.

Think about how you work with young people now. Can you change how you explain something when it hasn’t landed? Can you keep an expectation clear without escalating a difficult situation? Have you helped someone build enough confidence to try something they’d usually avoid? Those examples tell me more about how you might fit into a school than a job title alone.

Finding a setting that suits you

Before recruitment, I worked as a Specialist Teaching Assistant and an Emotional Literacy Support Assistant. One of the things I enjoyed most was seeing what changed once a pupil felt understood enough to ask for help, take part or try again after a difficult lesson. I also learnt how much the staff team, school routines and way of working matter.

When we speak, I’ll ask what you’ve enjoyed in previous roles, which age groups you work well with and what support would help you settle into a new setting. You can also explore training through Teaching Personnel’s CPD Academy.

Pay and registration

Teaching Assistant and LSA work is paid from £92.60 per day, with qualified teaching roles paid to scale where applicable. Before starting work, you’ll need an Enhanced Child Workforce DBS registered on the Update Service, your full employment and education history, and references covering 24 months of employment in total where possible. If you need a new DBS, I can guide you through applying via Matrix Screening and joining the Update Service. Applicants cover the associated costs.

Register your interest and tell me what you’d like to do next, where you can travel and when you’re available.

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.
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