SEN Teaching Assistant

Randstad Education; Saffron Walden; On-site; GBP 11,000 - 17,000; Full time

Job summary

Randstad Education in Bishop's Stortford is seeking a dedicated SEN Teaching Assistant to provide 1-1 support for a student with severe social and communication difficulties and challenging behaviour.

You will help with literacy and numeracy, support classrooms, and contribute to a calm, purposeful learning environment. The role requires resilience, teamwork, and a positive, can-do attitude.

Qualifications

• Emotional and physical resilience for 1-1 support.
• Strong literacy and numeracy skills.
• Can-do attitude and teamwork ability.

Responsibilities

• Provide behavioural guidance and calm support.
• Support literacy, numeracy and classwork for the student.
• Assist the class teacher in maintaining a calm, purposeful environment.

Skills

Emotional resilience

Literacy

Numeracy

Teamwork

Job description

SEN Teaching Assistant

Location: Bishop's Stortford

Competitive daily rate

Are you compassionate, resilient, and ready to change lives?

We are looking for a dynamic individual to support the needs of an individual student with severe social & communication difficulties and challenging behavior, helping them develop essential skills for a more independent future.

The Role

You will offer behavioural guidance, supporting through moments of anxiety and frustration with a calm, patient approach. You will support the student with literacy, numeracy, and other classwork, assisting the class teacher with maintaining a calm, purposeful environment.

What You'll Need

• The emotional and physical resilience to meet the demands of working in a 1-1 situation
• Strong literacy and numeracy skills.
• A "can-do" attitude and the ability to work effectively within a team.