SEN Support Assistant — Empower Student Growth

Teaching Personnel Ltd.; Royton; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Teaching Personnel is seeking passionate Support Workers and Teaching Assistants to work in specialist schools across Bolton. You will support children with SEN and SEMH, helping them achieve educational, social, and behavioural goals.

Roles suit those with care, support work, mental health, education, or psychology backgrounds. As a Support Worker/Teaching Assistant, you will collaborate with teachers and other professionals to provide individualized support, maintain safeguarding standards,

Qualifications

• Experience working with children or young people in SEN, SEMH, care, support work, education, or mental health setting.
• Calm, patient, compassionate, and resilient approach.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to build positive relationships with children and young people.
• Understanding of safeguarding and professional boundaries.

Responsibilities

• Provide one-to-one and small-group support to pupils with SEN and SEMH needs.
• Support pupils with emotional regulation, behaviour management, and social development.
• Build positive, trusting relationships with children and young people.
• Assist pupils to engage with learning and participate in school activities.
• Implement individual support strategies and follow education and behaviour plans.
• Support pupils who may display challenging or distressed behaviour using de-escalation strategies.
• Encourage independence, confidence, resilience, and positive social interaction.
• Work collaboratively with teachers, SENCOs, pastoral staff, families, and other professionals.
• Maintain safeguarding standards and promote welfare and safety of pupils.
• Record and communicate progress, behaviour, and wellbeing.

Skills

SEN experience

Care/support background

Strong communication

Calm under pressure

Job description

Teaching Personnel is seeking passionate Support Workers and Teaching Assistants to work in specialist schools across Bolton. You will support children with SEN and SEMH, helping them achieve educational, social, and behavioural goals.

Roles suit those with care, support work, mental health, education, or psychology backgrounds. As a Support Worker/Teaching Assistant, you will collaborate with teachers and other professionals to provide individualized support, maintain safeguarding standards,