Assistant SENCO

Step Teachers; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly PAYE

Exclusive high street deals

Wellbeing & support services

Job summary

Step Teachers is recruiting for an Assistant SENCO in a full-time temporary role in Nottingham until July 2026, with the potential to extend into September 2026.

The role focuses on coordinating provision for SEND, reviewing needs and documentation, and implementing SEMH strategies while collaborating with classroom staff to adapt learning and monitor progress.

Qualifications

• Must hold QTS and relevant qualifications and experience supporting SEND.
• Strong understanding of SEMH needs and effective support strategies.
• Able to work collaboratively across teaching and support teams.
• Effective communicator with strong organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Support the SENCO in coordinating provision for pupils with SEND.
• Assist with reviewing needs, support plans and documentation.
• Help implement strategies for pupils with SEMH needs.
• Work alongside teachers to ensure effective classroom adaptations.
• Support assessments, interventions and monitoring processes.
• Liaise with families and external professionals when required.
• Promote inclusion and ensure pupils can access learning successfully.

Skills

QTS

SEND support

SEMH understanding

Collaboration

Communication

Assessment support

Education

Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)

Job description

Assistant SENCO - Full-time, temporary until July 2026, with the possibility to go permanent in September 2026.

This secondary setting provides a supportive, nurturing environment where pupils feel safe, valued and able to re-engage with learning. Strong relationships between staff and pupils help learners build confidence, regulate their emotions and develop positive attitudes towards education. Pupils benefit from a broad and ambitious curriculum, skilled teaching, and effective support which helps them progress personally, socially and academically. Staff work together with a shared sense of purpose, ensuring that pupils’ needs are at the heart of decision-making.

Duties as Assistant SENCO

• Support the SENCO in coordinating provision for pupils with SEND.
• Assist with reviewing needs, support plans and documentation.
• Help implement strategies for pupils with SEMH needs.
• Work alongside teachers to ensure effective classroom adaptations.
• Support assessments, interventions and monitoring processes.
• Liaise with families and external professionals when required.
• Promote inclusion and ensure pupils can access learning successfully.

Ideal Assistant SENCO

• Must hold QTS, and
• Relevant qualifications and experience supporting SEND.
• Strong understanding of SEMH needs and effective support strategies.
• Able to work collaboratively across teaching and support teams.
• Effective communicator with strong organisational skills.
• Confident in supporting assessments and tracking progress.
• Positive, proactive and committed to improving outcomes for pupils.
• Skilled at building trust and supporting pupils’ emotional well-being.

Why Step Teachers?

With a rich history spanning over two decades, our teacher recruitment agency proudly serves North London, East London, Hertfordshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Oxfordshire, Cornwall, Devon and Greater Manchester. We foster exclusive relationships with schools and academies in these regions. Our dedicated team, stationed in branches across Barnet, Havering, Norwich, Cambridge, Abingdon, and Plymouth, is committed to supporting and nurturing teachers. Explore rewarding opportunities with our trusted education recruitment services.

We are an approved Crown Commercial Service supplier, proud members of the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC), and REC Audited in Education, which means we have undertaken rigorous external auditing to ensure we consistently meet the highest safeguarding and compliance standards in education recruitment.

Step Teachers is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All candidates registering with Step Teachers are subject to safeguarding checks in line with the DfE’s statutory guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education, including reference checks and an Enhanced DBS check either registered on the Update Service or willingness to obtain one.

Your salary - dependent on experience - is paid weekly through PAYE - that means no self-employed or umbrella companies.

Additionally, you gain access to a range of exclusive deals, including discounted high street shopping, travel offers, gym memberships, and more.

Moreover, our pay portal offers comprehensive physical and emotional well-being services as standard, ensuring your overall wellness is taken care of.