Unqualified Teaching Assistant

SEN Teaching Assistant – MLD/SLD Support – Southend-on-Sea Full-time - Flexible start date!

Are you passionate about supporting children and young people with Moderate or Severe Learning Difficulties? If you have a care or early years background, this is an incredible opportunity to bring your skills into a specialist school setting in Southend-on-Sea. Make a real difference while developing your career in SEN. This role 

About the Role

You will work as part of a supportive team to help pupils with MLD and SLD thrive in a structured, inclusive environment. Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• Providing 1:1 and small-group support tailored to individual learning needs
• Assisting pupils with daily living skills, communication, and social interaction
• Adapting lessons and learning activities to suit different abilities
• Supporting pupils to manage behaviour, emotions, and sensory needs
• Building positive, trusting relationships to encourage confidence and independence

This is a hands-on role where your care experience or early years expertise will have an immediate impact.

Who We’re Looking For

We welcome candidates from care, early years, or similar backgrounds who are ready to make a difference in SEN. You should be:

• Experienced or eager to work with pupils with MLD and SLD
• Patient, adaptable, and resilient
• Able to communicate effectively and work collaboratively within a team
• Committed to supporting the learning, wellbeing, and independence of young people
• Available full-time, 8:00am–4:00pm

No formal SEN experience is required — your care or early years experience is highly valued and transferable.

Why Apply Through Teaching Personnel?

Teaching Personnel work in partnership with the schools within Southend to supply quality staff for them to develop their career within the school.

What Teaching Personnel Offer:

Competitive pay rates and benefits.

Opportunities for professional development and training.

A dedicated consultant to you on call 24/7

Kindly note – Please only apply for this role if you are a resident of the UK or if recently moved hold a police clearance check from the country you have left from!

If this position sounds interesting to you and you’d like more information, please give me a call on 01245 690935 OR email me on bansri.patel@teachingpersonnel.com

We cover areas such as Chelmsford, Basildon, Wickford, Southend, Benfleet, Brentwood, Colchester and more!!!

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