SEN Teaching Assistant

senploy; Bolton; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Senploy is recruiting a full-time SEN Teaching Assistant in Bolton to support children with additional needs and help them access learning in a calm, patient, and adaptive way.

You’ll work alongside the class teacher, providing targeted support, reinforcing activities, and helping pupils stay engaged and confident in their learning journey.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting pupils with additional needs.
• Ability to work 1:1 and with small groups.
• Explain or reinforce classroom activities.
• Adapt resources under teacher guidance.
• Help pupils stay engaged with learning.
• Encourage communication and social interaction.
• Support confidence and independence.
• Reinforce behaviour and classroom routines.
• Monitor progress and share observations with teachers.
• Follow individual learning and support plans.
• Collaborate with teachers and SEND professionals.

Responsibilities

• Provide 1:1 support to pupils with additional needs.
• Work with small groups.
• Explain or reinforce classroom activities.
• Adapt resources under teacher guidance.
• Help pupils stay engaged with learning.
• Encourage communication and social interaction.
• Support confidence and independence.
• Reinforce appropriate behaviour and classroom routines.
• Monitor progress and share observations with teachers.
• Follow individual learning and support plans.
• Work alongside teachers and other SEND professionals.

Skills

One-to-one support

Child engagement

Clear communication

Team player

Safeguarding awareness

Adaptability

Education

SEN experience advantageous

Job description

Schools need experienced Teaching Assistants, of course.

But they also need people who are good with children, able to explain things clearly, patient when something doesn't work first time and confident enough to adapt their approach when necessary.

Those skills can be developed in plenty of places outside a school.

We're recruiting a full-time SEN Teaching Assistant in Bolton, supporting children who need additional help to access learning and participate fully in school life.

If you've already worked in SEND, we'd absolutely like to hear from you.

But if your experience comes from somewhere slightly different, keep reading.

You’ll work alongside the class teacher rather than being expected to teach a class yourself.

Some pupils may need additional help understanding an activity.

Others may struggle to concentrate, communicate what they need or manage their emotions.

A child might work brilliantly independently in one lesson and require much more support in another.

Your job is to recognise what support is needed - without automatically doing everything for them.

You’ll:

• Provide 1:1 support to pupils with additional needs
• Work with small groups
• Explain or reinforce classroom activities
• Adapt resources under teacher guidance
• Help pupils remain engaged with learning
• Encourage communication and social interaction
• Support confidence and independence
• Reinforce appropriate behaviour and classroom routines
• Monitor progress and share observations with teachers
• Follow individual learning and support plans
• Work alongside teachers and other SEND professionals

Perhaps you've coached children's sport and know how to explain the same skill five different ways.

Maybe you've worked in a nursery or childcare setting.

You might tutor, mentor teenagers, volunteer with a youth organisation or have recently graduated and want to build practical experience with children.

Relevant backgrounds could include:

Teaching Assistance | Childcare | Youth Work | Sports Coaching | Tutoring | Mentoring | SEND | Education | Community Work

We're interested in what you've learned from working with children and young people - not simply what your previous job title was.

You’ll need to be:

• Patient and approachable
• Comfortable working directly with children
• Able to communicate clearly
• Reliable and consistent
• Willing to follow guidance from teaching and SEND colleagues
• Able to adapt when a pupil needs a different approach
• Comfortable working as part of a team
• Committed to safeguarding and inclusive education

Previous SEN experience or relevant education qualifications would be advantageous, but we're also open to candidates with transferable experience and a genuine interest in developing within SEND education.

This is a full-time SEN Teaching Assistant position in Bolton, paying £110 per day.

For someone considering a longer-term career in education, it's an opportunity to gain substantial classroom experience and develop your understanding of SEND while learning from experienced education professionals.

And if you're already an experienced Teaching Assistant, it's an opportunity to bring those skills into a new setting.

Don’t rule yourself out simply because your CV doesn’t already say “SEN Teaching Assistant”.

If you've developed the right skills somewhere else, we'd like to hear about them.