Long-Term SEN Teaching Assistant — Consistent Support

Sprint Education Recruitment; Leicester Forest East; On-site; GBP 13,000 - 18,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PAYE weekly pay

Consultant support

SEN training access

Continuity-focused placements

Job summary

Sprint Education Recruitment is recruiting an SEN Teaching Assistant to support students with additional needs across Leicester's schools, in long-term placements that foster consistency and progress.

You'll work 1:1 and in small groups, applying approved strategies, helping with routines, and keeping staff informed. The role offers continuity, training opportunities, and weekly PAYE pay on completion of placements.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting children or young people in schools, care, youth work or volunteering.
• A degree or ongoing study in Psychology, Education or a related subject is welcome, though not essential.
• Interest in needs including autism, ADHD, SEMH and speech and language.
• Patience that holds up across weeks and terms.
• Reliability; turning up consistently.
• Availability for full-time, long-term or permanent work.
• You'll need the right to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the same students consistently, often across a full term or academic year
• Working 1:1 and with small groups, in class and in quieter spaces
• Putting agreed communication, learning and regulation strategies into practice
• Helping students with routines and transitions they find less comfortable
• Keeping teaching staff and the SENCO informed about what you're noticing
• Adapting to how each setting works, since every school runs things a little differently

Skills

1:1 support

Small group support

Consistency in support

Patience across terms

Education

Psychology/Education degree (optional)

Job description

Sprint Education Recruitment is recruiting an SEN Teaching Assistant to support students with additional needs across Leicester's schools, in long-term placements that foster consistency and progress.

You'll work 1:1 and in small groups, applying approved strategies, helping with routines, and keeping staff informed. The role offers continuity, training opportunities, and weekly PAYE pay on completion of placements.