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Sen Teaching Assistant

Job Posted: 23 days ago

Salary: £ 93 - 103 / Day
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Oldham

Expire in: 5 days

Job Description

Location: Oldham
 Agency: Teaching Personnel
 Start Date: ASAP

Teaching Personnel are seeking a confident, proactive and resilient Primary and Secondary School SEN Teaching Assistant to join a specialist school in Oldham. This rewarding role is ideal for someone who is passionate about supporting children with additional needs and helping them reach their full potential.

The school is a high-quality alternative to mainstream provision for children with Autistic Spectrum Condition (ASC) or Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN) across the 4 to 19 age range.

The school is dedicated to fostering an inclusive community where every pupil feels safe, supported, and confident. There is a strong emphasis on helping students prepare for adulthood.

About the Role
 As an SEN Teaching Assistant, you will collaborate closely with teachers, therapists, support staff, and families to ensure each pupil receives compassionate, structured, and personalised support. Your role will involve helping to create a positive, engaging, and inclusive learning environment where pupils can grow academically, emotionally, and socially, developing at a pace that meets their individual needs.

Key Responsibilities

Supporting pupils with SEN needs.
Delivering 1:1 and small group support, adapting activities to suit sensory, communication and cognitive needs
Using communication tools such as PECS, visual timetables, sensory resources and AAC strategies
Supporting pupils during regulated and dysregulated behaviours using positive behaviour and de-escalation approaches
Assisting with the preparation of engaging learning resources and maintaining a safe, inclusive classroom environment
Promoting independence, emotional wellbeing, confidence and essential life skills through positive relationships and consistent routines
Providing personal care support, including toileting, feeding, mobility and changing where required
Requirements

Essential:

Confident, proactive and able to use initiative when supporting SEN pupils
Patient, adaptable and resilient with a genuine passion for SEN support
Able to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team
Willing to assist with personal care and mobility needs
Available full-time and committed to a long-term placement
Desirable:

Previous experience supporting pupils with SEN needs
What Teaching Personnel Can Offer

Long-term, full-time opportunities across a range of specialist settings
Ongoing support from a dedicated and knowledgeable recruitment team
Competitive rates of pay with weekly payments
Access to training and professional development opportunities
The opportunity to make a genuine and lasting impact on young people’s lives
Apply Today

If you are passionate about supporting children and young people with complex needs and want to make a meaningful difference, we would love to hear from you.

To apply or find out more, please contact Teaching Personnel or submit your CV today.

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.

For details of our privacy policy, please visit the Teaching Personnel website

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