Complex Needs Teaching Assistant Shipley

Justteachers Ltd; Saltaire; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Justteachers Ltd. are recruiting a Complex Needs Teaching Assistant for Shipley Primary School. The role starts in September 2026 and runs at least until the end of the academic year, full-time.

The post requires supporting students with a range of complex needs, using multi-sensory teaching, visual aids and 1:1 sessions to help progress towards individual targets. Experience of IEPs and inclusive practice is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience working with children with complex needs
• Knowledge of inclusive teaching strategies
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Responsibilities

• Provide multi-sensory teaching approaches
• Use physical objects and visual aids to support teaching
• Use working walls, checklists and graphic organisers to reduce memory load
• Provide 1:1 short and daily sessions to target specific skills
• Make environmental adjustments for individual students
• Provide tailored support to students with complex needs

Skills

Complex needs experience

Inclusive practice

1:1 interventions

Visual aids

Tools

Working walls

Graphic organisers

Checklists

Job description

About the role:

Justteachers are working with a Shipley Primary School to appoint a Complex Needs Teaching Assistant. This role is to start as soon as in September 2026 and run until the end of the academic year as a minimum on a full-time basis.

The Complex Needs Teaching Assistant will work with students who have a range of needs and work at a slower pace than their peers.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide multi-sensory teaching approaches
• Use physical objects and visual aids to support teaching
• Use ‘working walls’, checklists and graphic organisers to reduces memory load
• Provide 1:1 short and daily sessions to target specific skills
• Make relevant environmental adjustments for individual students
• Provide tailored support to students with complex needs

Pre-requisites:

• Experience working with children with complex needs, including learning difficulties, physical disabilities, sensory needs, autism, or medical needs
• Understanding of inclusive practice and strategies to support pupils with a wide range of additional needs
• Experience delivering 1:1 or small-group interventions under the guidance of teachers or specialists
• Ability to follow individual education plans (IEPs), behaviour support plans, and care plans