SEN Teaching Assistant

Positive Futures Recruitment; Redhill; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life assurance

Enhanced pension

Fully funded training & qualifications

High street discounts

Employee assistance programme

Car lease scheme

Health cashback plan

Bike to work scheme

Free parking

Job summary

Positive Futures Recruitment seeks Teaching Assistants for a SEND specialist school in Redhill/Chaldon to support pupils aged 11–16 with social communication needs. Salary £24,139.67–£25,819.26 plus a £1,000 welcome bonus, 40 hours per week. Help students engage, build confidence and adapt activities to individual needs.

Join a proactive team, in a setting designed for pupil success, with opportunities for training and progression.

Qualifications

• GCSE Maths & English (minimum Grade 4 or equivalent) – essential
• Level 2 Supporting Teaching & Learning (or willingness to work towards)
• Experience within SEND or education is advantageous
• Understanding of safeguarding and child protection
• Ability to manage behaviours that challenge
• Creative, proactive mindset with a can do approach

Responsibilities

• Inspire pupils to believe in themselves and achieve beyond expectations
• Support emotional regulation, independence and positive behaviour
• Adapt learning activities creatively to meet individual needs
• Celebrate progress and promote personal development
• Assist with learning in the community and beyond the classroom
• Work collaboratively within a multi disciplinary team

Skills

GCSE Maths & English

Level 2 Supporting Teaching & Learning

SEND or education experience

Safeguarding & child protection

Behaviour management

Creative, proactive mindset

Education

GCSE Maths & English (4+)

Level 2 Supporting Teaching & Learning

Job description

Teaching Assistant – Redhill (Chaldon)

Salary: £24,139.67–£25,819.26 (actual) depending on experience

Hourly rate: £13.51–£14.45

Hours: 40 hours per week

Welcome Bonus: £1,000*

A specialist SEND school in Chaldon, Redhill is looking for Teaching Assistants to support young people aged 11–16 with social communication needs, emotional regulation and sensory processing differences, typically associated with Autism. This is an exciting opportunity to join a creative, forward?thinking team in a setting designed to help every pupil thrive.

Working in small classes with high staff to student ratios, you’ll play a key role in motivating learners, breaking down barriers, and celebrating every step of progress. You’ll help pupils discover their strengths, build confidence, develop resilience, and explore learning both inside and outside the classroom. No two days are the same, so you’ll need a proactive, flexible approach and a willingness to support wherever needed.

Key Responsibilities

• Inspire pupils to believe in themselves and achieve beyond expectations
• Support emotional regulation, independence and positive behaviour
• Adapt learning activities creatively to meet individual needs
• Celebrate progress and promote personal development
• Assist with learning in the community and beyond the classroom
• Work collaboratively within a multi disciplinary team

Skills & Qualifications

• GCSE Maths & English (minimum Grade 4 or equivalent) – essential
• Level 2 Supporting Teaching & Learning (or willingness to work towards)
• Experience within SEND or education is advantageous
• Understanding of safeguarding and child protection
• Ability to manage behaviours that challenge
• Creative, proactive mindset with a can do approach

Benefits

• Life assurance
• Enhanced pension
• Fully funded training & qualifications
• High street discounts
• Employee assistance programme
• Car lease scheme
• Health cashback plan
• Bike to work scheme
• Free parking