Secondary SEND Teaching Assistant - April 2025

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking dedicated teaching assistants to work with secondary students in a special needs environment. This role involves supporting students with autism and learning difficulties, ensuring that their educational needs are met in a nurturing setting. You will collaborate with teachers and fellow assistants to create an engaging learning experience tailored to individual needs. If you are passionate about making a difference and eager to learn, this opportunity offers a rewarding pathway in the education sector, with the potential for long-term engagement and professional growth.

Benefits

Free online safeguarding training

Support for DBS checks

Potential for permanent position

Qualifications

• Must have appropriate qualifications and training for the role.
• Experience with special needs is beneficial but not required.

Responsibilities

• Support secondary students in class sizes of 8-14.
• Work one-on-one with students and differentiate tasks.
• Assist in employability programs and community support.

Skills

Empathy

Communication Skills

Behavior Management

Adaptability

Education

Relevant Teaching Qualifications

Job description

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Secondary SEND Teaching Assistant - April 2025, London

Client:

Protocol Education

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Education

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

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Job Views:

3

Posted:

13.04.2025

Expiry Date:

28.05.2025

Job Description:

Protocol Education are currently recruiting teaching assistants to work with secondary and post 16 students in a well-structured special needs secondary school in either Wandsworth or Lambeth to start after Easter. These schools cater for students with autism, learning difficulties, communication difficulties, and sensory overload. Although students are secondary age, the curriculum is tailored to their cognitive needs and may learn at a lower level such as a primary level. These schools are looking for teaching assistants with or without experience, who are interested in working with special needs and keen to learn and make a difference to students' academic and life skills. As a teaching assistant, you will be working in class sizes of 8 - 14 students per class, working with a class teacher and collaboratively with other teaching assistants that include English, maths, drama, history, music, and PE, and also supporting students with the Duke of Edinburgh program.

The role:

• Working Monday to Friday
• Supporting secondary students within a class
• Working one to one with students
• Differentiating work to meet students' needs
• Supporting students within the community
• Helping within employability programs
• Managing behaviour due to sensory overload
• Working on a long-term basis

If you would like to be considered for these roles, please either submit your application with an updated CV, including the borough you live in, or email your CV to alex.conway@protocol-education. Please reference the advert and confirm the borough you live in.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.

All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.

Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’. This may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.

We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.

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