SEN Teaching Assistant

GUARDIAN SELECTION LIMITED; Bedworth; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking dedicated SEN Teaching Assistants to provide crucial support to children with special educational needs in Bedworth. This role involves working closely with pupils aged 5 to 11, delivering tailored support to those facing challenges such as Autism, ADHD, and emotional difficulties. The ideal candidates will demonstrate resilience and adaptability, ensuring a nurturing environment while managing challenging behaviours. This temp role has the potential to become permanent for the right individuals, offering a rewarding opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the lives of young learners.

Benefits

£100 referral bonus

Assistance with DBS Check

Qualifications

• Experience in education or support settings dealing with challenging behaviour.
• Enhanced DBS Child and Adult Check required.

Responsibilities

• Provide 1:1 behaviour support to pupils with SEN requirements.
• Implement structures to manage challenging behaviour proactively.
• Support personal care needs for students.

Skills

Experience with challenging behaviour

Support Work

Autism Awareness

Mental Health Support

Personal Care

Education

Teaching Assistant Level 2 Qualification

Job description

SEN Teaching Assistant

SEN Teaching Assistants, Support Workers, Personal Care, Autism, Mental Health and Behaviour Mentors.
Location: Bedworth

Hours: 8:30am- 3:30pm (day to day, short & long term) Required from June and September 2025.

£90 - £100a day depending on experience.

We are currently recruiting for Teaching Assistants work based in Special Needs Schools around Bedworth. This will involve working 1:1 with children with Extremely Challenging Behaviour, Autism, ADHD, Aggression, SLD, PMLD, Looked After Children, those who are at risk of harm to themselves or others as well as individuals with attachment difficulties.

Due to the children’s requirements and personal circumstances experienced support workers (Mental Health, care and youth), security, residential, SEN trained TAs, children’s services and sports coaches will be favoured.

About the role:

• Providing 1:1 behaviour support to pupils with challenging behaviour and SEN requirements including SLD and PMLD.
• Implementing appropriate structures to manage challenging behaviour, always being pro-active and engaging.
• Acting like a positive role model and providing nurture support
• Providing numeracy and literacy booster sessions out of the classroom
• De-escalating heightened and volatile situations.
• You will be supporting across Primary ages between 5 to 11 years old.
• Personal care is mandatory within this school.
• Resilience and adaptability to deal with a variety of emotional and behavioural challenges.

The ideal candidate should have experience working with challenging behaviour in an education or Support setting.

Candidates who have personal experience working with challenging behaviour, mental health, SLD, PMLD and Autism are encouraged to apply.

Requirements:

• Enhanced DBS Child and Adult Check – Must be on the update service. (We can assist you with a DBS if you do not have one)
• 2x References are a must in order to clear your file with GSL.
• Teaching Assistant – Level 2 Qualification or similar.

GSL Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All our roles are subject to relevant checks and procedures. Our advertised teaching roles relate to real vacancies that exist at our client schools.

This is a Temp role but will become permanent for the right candidate.

For further information on the role, please contact Sharan on 07950730581 [e-mail]

**We offer a £100 referral bonus for every candidate referred to us. (Ts & Cs apply)**