SEN Teaching Assistant

Philosophy Education; Enfield; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An established primary academy in Enfield seeks a dedicated SEN Teaching Assistant to provide essential support for a pupil with autism. This rewarding role involves working closely with experienced staff to help the child navigate academic challenges and manage behavioural needs. The school is well-equipped to foster a nurturing environment, ensuring that children with special educational needs receive the attention they deserve. With a strong emphasis on professional development, this position offers an excellent opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a supportive and high-achieving educational setting. If you are passionate about helping children succeed, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Professional Development Opportunities

Supportive Leadership Team

Access to Specialist Resources

Qualifications

• Experience in supporting children with Special Educational Needs is essential.
• Ability to manage challenging behaviour and provide 1 to 1 support.

Responsibilities

• Support a pupil with autism and complex needs on a 1 to 1 basis.
• Assist with academic activities and manage behaviour in the classroom.

Skills

SEN Support

Behaviour Management

De-escalation Techniques

1 to 1 Support

Autism Awareness

Education

Relevant Teaching Qualification

Experience with SEN

Job description

• SEN Teaching Assistant
• 1 to 1 Support
• Autism / Behavioural needs
• Immediate start
• Full-time
• Ongoing contract
• Enfield Primary Academy

A welcoming and high-achieving primary academy in Enfield is looking for a confident SEN Teaching Assistant to join their school to support a child with complex needs on a 1 to 1 basis.

The Role

In this role, you will be supporting a pupil in year 1 with Special Educational Needs. The child has autism and will need support with their behaviour as well as academic activities in the classroom. The child can display challenging behaviour and regularly runs out of class. You must be fit and able to support the child when they run out of class. You will need to be confident to de-escalate situations and remove the child in order to calm down situations.

The school is well-resourced to support children with SEN, and you will work closely with experienced staff and have access to specialist areas to support the child.

The School

This 3-form entry primary school is part of a larger all-through academy based in Enfield. The primary school is a popular choice for families in the local community. The school employs a curriculum that enables all to make rapid academic progress across a range of subject areas with an emphasis on reading, writing, and numeracy. Behaviour at the school is very good, and there are high expectations of pupils and staff alike. The school works closely with the attached secondary school, and there is a supportive and established leadership team in place. As a large school within an academy, there is good access to professional development opportunities and training.

We have a policy to respond to all applications within three working days. However, because of the volume of applications, we are sometimes unable to reply to individual enquiries. If we have not contacted you within this specified time, your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Philosophy Education is a Recruitment Business and is advertising this vacancy on behalf of one of its clients.