SEN Teaching Assistant

REESON Education; London Borough of Brent; Vor Ort; GBP 18.000 - 20.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Brent Primary School is seeking a SEN Teaching Assistant to start November 2026. The role involves supporting children on a 1:1 basis and within small groups, focusing on early phonics, literacy and reading development.

You will work with the EYFS Lead and other TAs to provide a structured, nurturing learning environment. Experience with ASD and practical activities is preferred; responsibilities include personal care and supporting learning through play.

Qualifikationen

• Experience supporting children with Autism (ASD) within EYFS, SEND or specialist settings.
• Good understanding of early phonics, phonemic awareness and early reading development.
• Confident delivering early literacy activities and reinforcing phonics with the class team.
• Able to engage learning through songs, stories and practical activities.
• Calm, proactive and a team player in a close-knit school environment.

Aufgaben

• Provide 1:1 support and general classroom assistance in a mainstream primary school.
• Support early phonics, literacy activities and intervention sessions.
• Assist with transitions, personal care and daily routines as needed.
• Collaborate with EYFS Lead and other TAs to maintain a structured learning environment.
• Encourage confidence, independence and engagement through nurturing support.

Kenntnisse

Patient

Nurturing

Resilient

Proactive

Autism support (ASD)

Early phonics

Early reading development

Engaging learning

Team collaboration

PECS

Makaton

Attention Autism

Tools

PECS

Makaton

Jobbeschreibung

SEN Teaching Assistant Required to start November 2026

Brent Primary School | ASAP Start

£100 - £110 per day DOE

A welcoming Brent primary school is seeking an experienced and nurturing SEN Teaching Assistant to support children with special educational needs in their pupil pad.

This rewarding role will involve supporting children one to one in a mainstream primary school.

A key focus of the position will be supporting children with their early phonics, communication and pre-reading development, helping to build the foundations for successful literacy.

Your Role as a SEN Teaching Assistant:

• Flexible role supporting children on a 121 basis as well as more general support in the greater classsroom.
• Provide targeted support with early phonics and literacy, helping children develop their awareness of sounds, letters and early reading skills.
• Personal care
• Support phonics activities and interventions planned by the EYFS Lead, reinforcing key sounds and early reading concepts through engaging, play-based activities.
• Help children develop phonemic awareness, listening skills, sound recognition and early blending at an appropriate level.
• Encourage communication and language development alongside early literacy, using repetition, modelling and visual support where appropriate.
• Adapt phonics and literacy activities to meet individual children's communication, sensory and developmental needs.
• Use songs, rhymes, stories and practical activities to develop children's phonological awareness and enjoyment of language.
• Support children with transitions, sensory needs, personal care and daily routines where required.
• Work collaboratively with the EYFS Lead and other Teaching Assistants to provide a consistent and structured learning environment.
• Encourage children's confidence, independence and engagement with learning through positive and nurturing support.

Who You Are:

• Patient, nurturing, resilient and proactive.
• Experienced supporting children with Autism (ASD), ideally within an EYFS, SEND or specialist setting.
• Have a good understanding of early phonics, phonemic awareness and early reading development.
• Confident supporting children with early literacy activities and reinforcing phonics taught by the class team.
• Able to make learning engaging through songs, rhymes, stories, games and practical activities.
• Confident working as part of a close-knit team and following guidance from senior staff.
• Knowledge of visual supports and communication strategies such as PECS, Makaton or Attention Autism would be desirable.
• Calm and consistent when supporting children who may experience communication, sensory or behavioural challenges.
• Passionate about helping young children develop their communication, early reading skills and confidence as learners.

Why Apply?

• Join a welcoming and highly supportive Brent primary school.
• Work within a well-established EYFS ASD Resource Base alongside experienced SEND professionals.
• Take a lead role in supporting children's early phonics and literacy development.
• Benefit from ongoing CPD and specialist Autism training.
• Work under the guidance of an experienced EYFS Lead, with curriculum planning already in place.
• Help children develop the communication, phonics and early reading skills that will support their future education.