SEN Teaching Assistant
Job description
Teaching Personnel are the exclusive partner of a Trust supporting a network of Primary and Secondary Schools primarily across Milton Keynes. We are seeking a Teaching Assistant to join the support staff network of a Secondary School from September 2025!
- Location: Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
- 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.
About the School:
This is a large Secondary Academy well-established in the Milton Keynes area for providing a successful secondary school with sixth form to over 1500 students. The Academy is reputable in the area and a first-choice school for parents in the area. The school is positioned in West Milton Keynes, making it a great location for staff to join from Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire. The schools latest Ofsted report is Good (2024), noting that "Pupils are very happy at this inclusive school".
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!
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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