1-1 SEN BANK Teaching Assistant - (Gloucester Area)

Horizon Care Ltd; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Mileage reimbursement

Job summary

Horizon Care and Education is seeking a 1-1 SEN Teaching Assistant to join our Alternative Learning Provision serving Gloucester and surrounding areas. You will visit students in the community to deliver personalised learning and attend virtual and in-person meetings.

The role requires a current safeguarding qualification, a driving licence and own vehicle, and proficiency with Microsoft Teams. Candidates should have English and Maths GCSEs and at least one year of SEN/SEMH experience in a 1-1

Qualifications

• Have up to date safeguarding qualifications/knowledge and experience.
• Have 1 year experience working with SEN/SEMH children in a 1-1 setting.
• Be a car driver with own vehicle.
• Be proficient in the use of Microsoft Teams.
• Hold English and Maths GCSE.

Responsibilities

• Visit children to deliver 1-1 education in the community.
• Attend meetings and training via Teams and at other educational sites.
• Build and maintain excellent educational relationships with students.

Job description

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1-1 SEN BANK Teaching Assistant - (Gloucester Area)

Job Reference horizoncare/TP/887/1492

Number of Positions:

1

Contract Type:

Bank

BANK - Flexible

Working Hours:

0

Location:

Gloucester

Closing Date:

23/11/2026

Job Category:

Education

Region / Division:

West

Business Unit:

Education

Job Introduction

Want to work for a company with great values? Are you compassionate? Inspiring? Dependable? Collaborative? Then we want to hear from you!

Due to continued growth and expansion, Horizon Care and Education have an exciting opportunity for a 1-1 SEN Teaching Assistant to join our fantastic Alternative Learning Provision in the Gloucester and Warwickshire area.

Horizon Education Alterative Learning (HEAL) aims to support and engage young people for whom learning in a school environment is not appropriate. We deliver short to medium term, personalised learning programmes nationally - a combination of direct home tutoring, mentoring and online learning for pupils from ages 8-25.

You will be based in the Gloucester and Warwick area and will form part of the team. As a peripatetic practitioner you will visit children to deliver the 1-1 education in the community. You will be expected to attend meetings and training both via teams and at our other educational sites. (Primarily you will be mobile and working 1-1)

You will be working in a variety of non-school settings where you will be building and maintaining excellent educational relationships with the students. Your focus will be the individual learning needs of the student who has struggled in a school environment. Due to the nature of the role you will need to be a car owner/driver.

** Full mileage paid for travel at 40p a mile **

Bright Futures, Inspired By You.

If you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of young people and enabling them to shape their own future, then we want you to be part of our team.

• Have up to date safeguarding and child protection qualifications/knowledge and experience.
• Have 1 years experience working with SEN/SEMH children in a 1-1 setting, based in the community or home.
• Be a car driver with own vehicle.
• Be proficient in the use of microsoft Teams
• Hold English and Maths GCSE

The ideal candidate should:

• Have the energy, passion, and drive to create exciting and engaging lessons for our students
• Have initiative, vision, excellent planning, and organisational skills
• Ideally have experience and a passion for working with students with SEN/SEMH in a 1-1 or small group setting

One Horizon

We have recently launched OneHorizon which is a new platform designed for YOU which brings together the benefits, tools and resources to help you feel supported, valued and great at work!

The platform is designed to give you instant access to amazing employee benefits, company announcements, downloadable resources and documents as well as feedback surveys and our people directory.

You will benefit from Discount programmes, Holiday trading scheme, Eco friendly car scheme, SmartTech scheme, Wellbeing Centre and Cycle to work plus much more!

Horizon Care and Education is committed to its employees, values the needs of our employees and the people we support. We recognise the need to recruit, retain and develop highly skilled staff, so we are committed to attract and retain talent who align with our values, vision & mission statement. We value diversity, equality, and inclusion, offering equal opportunities to all individuals interested in joining our organisation.

Candidates who meet the minimum required criteria of the person specification will be guaranteed an interview under the disability confident employer scheme. During your application process, you will be asked to complete an application form which will be used through your recruitment assessment and onboarding journey. Please outline any reasonable adjustments that can be made to support your application and assessment process.

We are committed to safeguarding, the standards of safer recruitment defined under Keeping Children Safe in Education, and enabling a safe culture; a culture that ensures that our employees and the young people in our care and education are safeguarded and receive the right support that meets their individual needs We promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expect all employees, all visitors of Horizon and partner organisations who support us to share this commitment.

Closing date for this role will be 23rd November

Please note we reserve the right to close the advert before the closing date stated if we receive a high volume of applications