Level 3 Teaching Assistant

Long-term Teachers Ltd; Dawlish; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Long-Term Teachers is seeking a dedicated Level 3 Teaching Assistant for a specialist school on the Devon coastline. This full-time term-time role involves providing classroom support for students with autism and complex needs, ensuring their educational and emotional development in a nurturing environment.

Benefits

Ongoing training and support

Guaranteed Pay Scheme opportunities

Permanent job roles

Support during clearance and onboarding process

Statutory employment rights (sick pay, holiday pay)

Qualifications

• Experience working with children or young people with SEND or autism.
• Calm, adaptable and proactive in supporting complex needs.
• Comfortable working outdoors and across different age groups.

Responsibilities

• Support students across primary and secondary phases with tailored interventions.
• Assist with planning and delivery of lessons under teacher guidance.
• Promote a calm, inclusive environment that supports emotional wellbeing.

Skills

Empathy

Communication

Creativity

Adaptability

Job description

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Contract: Full time, term time only

Working Hours: 08:45 - 15:45, Monday - Friday

Long-Term Teachers are proud to continue our long-standing partnership with a truly exceptional specialist school along the beautiful Devon coastline. We’re currently seeking a dedicated and flexible Level 3 Teaching Assistant to join their nurturing and dynamic team.

Set on a stunning campus between woodland and sea, this is more than just a school - it’s a holistic environment where pupils with autism and complex needs are empowered to thrive through a creative, individualised approach.

About The School:

The school caters for pupils from EYFS through to post-16, offering an engaging therapeutic curriculum tailored to a wide range of learning profiles. With dedicated on-site resources including a forest school, swimming pool, bike trails and a sensory woodland, the environment is ideal for those who value outdoor learning and real-life engagement.

About The Role:

This full-time role involves providing consistent classroom support, both 1:1 and in small groups, across various key stages. You’ll work closely with teachers, therapists and other support staff to help students achieve their EHCP targets, while encouraging independence, emotional regulation and positive learning experiences.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support students across primary and secondary phasis with tailored interventions
• Assist with planning and delivery of lessons under teacher guidance
• Promote a calm, inclusive environment that supports emotional wellbeing
• Work collaboratively with therapists and other staff to meet individual needs
• Help implement and review strategies linked to each pupil’s EHCP

Ideal Candidate:

• Has experience working with children or young people with SEND or autism
• Calm, adaptable and proactive in supporting complex learning and emotional needs
• Comfortable working outdoors and across different age groups
• A team player who values empathy, communication and creativity

Why Join Through Long-Term Teachers?

• Be part of a forward-thinking school with an exceptional support culture
• Work in a setting that blends therapeutic and academic learning
• Receive ongoing training and support through our agency partnership
• Experience a genuinely rewarding role where no two days are the same

Working with Long-term Teachers:

We are an independent agency working with Nurseries, Primary, Secondary and Special Schools.

LTT was founded with the aim of creating a genuine, transparent and straightforward service to help candidates secure their next role. We place a huge emphasis on delivering an exceptional service where you will be supported, listened to and valued throughout.

Your dedicated consultant will invest time to understand your experience, skill-set and what your ideal role looks like. You will have frequent updates with your progress through compliance, applications for specific roles as well as receiving additional information on roles which we feel may be of interest to you.

We are proud members of the REC and we have the highest standard of compliance. Working with us means you will get the very best support and guidance through the clearance process from your own specific point of contact from our in-house compliance team.

In addition you will receive:

• Guarantee Pay Scheme opportunities
• Permanent job roles
• Support and advice during the clearance and onboarding process
• Working to Agency Workers Regulations
• Interview preparation, advice and support
• Statutory employment rights, such as; sick pay, holiday pay, maternity and paternity pay