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SEN Teaching Assistant

Job Posted: 25 days ago

Salary: £ 90 - 105 / Day
Job Type: Temporary
Location: Wakefield

Expire in: 3 days

Job Description

SEN Teaching Assistant – Specialist Schools | Wakefield | £90–£105 per day

We are recruiting SEN Teaching Assistants to support pupils in specialist schools across Wakefield. This role requires full-time availability and offers day-to-day, short-term, long-term, and temp-to-perm opportunities.

The Role

Supporting children with SEN/SEMH needs

Working 1:1 or in small groups

Assisting with learning, behaviour management, and emotional regulation

Using an empathetic, trauma-informed approach

Requirements

Experience working with children (school, care, youth work or similar)

Experience supporting SEN or SEMH

Strong behaviour management skills

Resilient, patient, and team-focused

Desirable

Team Teach training

Compliance

36 months professional references

Enhanced DBS on the Update Service (or willingness to apply)

Overseas police check if you lived/worked outside the UK for 3+ months since age 18

Pay: £90–£105 per day

Apply now to support young people in specialist education settings across Wakefield.

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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