1:1 Teaching Assistant

Academics Ltd; Stafford; On-site; GBP 13,000 - 18,000; Full time

Job summary

Academics Ltd is seeking 1:1 Teaching Assistants for temporary full-time and short/long-term roles across client primary and SEN schools in the Stoke-on-Trent area. The positions require consistent Monday–Friday support and travel to partnership schools arriving by 8:30am.

Successful candidates will support learners with SEN, including ASC and ADHD, use tailored strategies to promote regulation and independence, and work closely with teachers and SENCO to maintain an inclusive, safe learning

Qualifications

• Experience working with children or young people with special educational needs.
• Calm, resilient, and able to remain consistent under pressure.
• Able to build trusting relationships and implement clear structures and routines.
• Full-time availability (Mon-Fri) to provide consistent support.
• Willing to travel to Stoke-on-Trent by 8:30am for on-the-day cover requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality 1:1 support/interventions for learners with additional needs.
• Support learners to develop essential skills and engage actively in learning.
• Implement tailored strategies to promote emotional regulation, resilience, and independence.
• Work collaboratively with teaching staff, SENCO, and external agencies when needed.
• Assist the class teacher in adapting classroom activities and resources for the learner.
• Manage behaviour and engage learners with their own learning.
• Create and foster an inclusive and safe learning environment for all learners.

Skills

Experience with SEN

Calm under pressure

Relationship-building

Travel to Stoke‑on‑Trent by 8:30am

Literacy & numeracy

Education

Enhanced DBS (Update Service)

Job description

Academics are currently looking for 1:1 Teaching Assistants for temporary full‑time short and long‑term supporting roles within our client primary schools, SEN schools, and SEN provisions. Working across Stoke‑on‑Trent can be diversified, meaning that we do have different requirements to suit.

We are proud to say that here at Academics we have had a strong record of placing many of our 1:1 Teaching Assistants into permanent work following a successful period of long‑term supply within our schools and provisions.

Responsibilities of a 1:1 Teaching Assistant:

• Providing high quality 1:1 support/interventions for learners who have with a range of additional needs, including Autism (ASC), ADHD, Speech and Language needs, SEMH, and other learning difficulties.
• Support learners to develop essential skills, build social connections, and engage actively in learning.
• Implement tailored strategies to promote emotional regulation, resilience, and independence.
• Work collaboratively with teaching staff, SENCO, and external agencies when needed.
• Assisting the class teacher in adapting classroom activities and resources for the learner.
• Managing behaviour and engaging learners with their own learning.
• The ability to create and foster an inclusive and safe learning environment for all of the learners within your class and the wider school community.

For this role, candidates who apply must have:

• Previous experience working with children or young people with special educational needs.
• Calm, resilient, and to be able to remain consistent under pressure in a fast‑paced environment.
• Able to build trusting relationships and implement clear structures and routines.
• Empathetic, flexible, and committed to long‑term support for the learner.
• Full‑time availability (Monday‑Friday) to provide consistent support for the learner.
• Be happy to travel and to be able to get to our partnership schools in Stoke‑on‑Trent by 8.30am with sometimes only 30‑60 minute's notice for our on the day cover requirements.
• A good level of literacy and numeracy skills.
• A current Enhanced DBS that is registered with the Update Service, or you will be prepared to apply for a new DBS with ourselves (cost applied).

Please be aware that your daily rate will be dependent upon experience, prior qualifications, training, and the client rate that is currently available.

Salary will be determined by the successful candidate's qualifications and relevant experience, and will be in accordance with the client's pay policy.