Classroom Assistants Sense Education

Sense Education Limited; Leeds; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is looking for dedicated Classroom Assistants to join a vibrant school community in Leeds. This role involves supporting pupils with complex needs, delivering personalized education, and promoting social interaction. Ideal candidates will have a nurturing approach, good communication skills, and a commitment to making a difference in children's lives. The school offers a supportive environment with opportunities for growth and development. If you are patient, adaptable, and ready to learn, this is the perfect opportunity to make a real impact.

Benefits

Umfassende Einarbeitung und Schulung

Unterstützendes Team

Langfristige Entwicklungsmöglichkeiten

Qualifications

• Nurturing und empathische Herangehensweise an die Betreuung von Kindern.
• Bereitschaft zur Schulung in unterstützenden Techniken.

Responsibilities

• Unterstützung von Schülern mit zusätzlichen Bedürfnissen im Lernprozess.
• Förderung sozialer Interaktionen und emotionaler Regulierung.

Skills

Empathische Kommunikation

Teamarbeit

Anpassungsfähigkeit

Geduld

Education

Qualifikation in Bildung oder Kinderbetreuung

Erfahrung im SEND-Bereich

Job description

We are seeking dedicated and enthusiastic Classroom Assistants to join a vibrant and supportive school community in Leeds, working with pupils who have a variety of complex needs. If you’re calm under pressure, love working as part of a team, and have a natural ability to build trust with children, this could be the perfect role for you.

The role Classroom Assistants play a key role in supporting primary and secondary aged pupils with a range of additional needs including learning disabilities, communication difficulties, sensory processing challenges, and physical disabilities. You will work closely with teachers, therapists, and other support staff to deliver highly personalised education and care.

You might spend your morning helping a non-verbal child engage in sensory play, supporting a pupil to use a communication aid to express their feelings, or providing gentle encouragement during a physiotherapy session. In the afternoon, you could be joining a small group for life skills learning, assisting with mobility support, or celebrating a pupil’s progress with their first independent task.

This is a highly rewarding and varied role. You will be actively involved in:

• Supporting access to learning in a safe and structured environment
• Promoting social interaction, communication and emotional regulation
• Delivering sensory and therapeutic activities as guided by specialists
• Providing personal care with dignity and respect where required
• Encouraging independence and celebrating small but meaningful progress
• Helping create a positive, engaging, and inclusive classroom culture

No two days are the same—but every day, you’ll be making a real difference.

The ideal person You’ll be someone who truly cares about children’s wellbeing and growth. Experience in SEND or care settings is helpful, but not essential—we’re looking for people with the right attitude: positive, patient, adaptable, and ready to learn. A relevant qualification (such as in education, childcare, health and social care, or support work) is an advantage but not a requirement.

You will need:

• A nurturing, empathetic approach
• Good communication and teamwork skills
• Confidence to assist with a variety of needs and tasks
• Willingness to undergo training (e.g. in moving and handling, communication tools, sensory support)
• Commitment to supporting pupils with respect, consistency, and enthusiasm

The school This welcoming and well-resourced specialist school in Leeds is dedicated to supporting pupils with a wide range of additional needs. With small class sizes and a high adult-to-pupil ratio, the school provides a nurturing and therapeutic environment where children are encouraged to develop academically, socially, and emotionally. Staff work collaboratively to ensure that every child is seen, supported, and celebrated.

Hours 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM, Monday to Friday Full-time and part-time applications welcome

The benefits

• Comprehensive induction and training
• Supportive team and positive school culture
• Long-term opportunities for growth and development

Be the difference. Be the reason a child feels seen, heard, and supported.

Safeguarding children is an integral part of what we do and we have a stringent safer recruitment process. We undertake checks on all the candidates we work with. As such we require a current Enhanced DBS Disclosure for everyone working in Schools. If you do not have a subscription to the DBS Update Service, you may be required to complete a new DBS application as part of the registration process. If you take a temporary role with Sense Education you will be paid on a weekly basis. All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position but long term. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available.

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