SEN Teaching Assistant

TN United Kingdom; Street; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading agency as a Supply SEN Teaching Assistant, providing essential support to children with special educational needs in various school settings. You'll bring stability and understanding to the classroom, helping students overcome challenges while enjoying flexible working hours. Your role will be vital in making a difference in their lives, whether for a day or a month.

Benefits

Guarantee Pay Scheme opportunities

Permanent job roles

Support during clearance and onboarding

Interview preparation and advice

Statutory employment rights

Qualifications

• Experience working with children or young people is essential.
• Confidence in managing behaviour and setting boundaries.

Responsibilities

• Support learning, manage behaviours and build positive relationships.
• Work 1:1 with non-verbal autistic students.

Skills

Calm approach

Adaptability

Behaviour management

Building rapport

Resilience

Job description

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Contract Type: Ad-Hoc, flexible: long-term and permanent opportunities available

Working Hours: Monday - Friday, 08:30 - 15:30 (term time only)

We know you’ve seen the other adverts. Bullet points, buzz words and a long list of ‘essentials’ that make the job sound more like an obstacle course than a calling.

This is different. We’re not just looking for a CV - we’re looking for the right people.

At Long-Term Teachers, we partner with some of the inspiring specialist schools and alternative provisions across Devon. These settings support young people who’ve often had a rough start - many with complex needs, some with diagnoses like autism, ADHD or SEMH profiles. They need more than just classroom support. They need patience, humour, compassion and someone who won’t give up on them.

What’s the job really like?

As a Supply SEN Teaching Assistant, you won’t just be ‘filling gaps’. You’ll be part of a flexible workforce that schools trust to step in and bring stability, understanding and energy into the classroom - sometimes at short notice. You’ll support learning, manage behaviours and build positive relationships.

Each day could bring something new:

• Supporting a child with anxiety who hasn’t been in school for weeks
• Working 1:1 with a non-verbal autistic student to help them express themselves
• Joining a nurture group to deliver life skills along maths and literacy

Whether you’re in for a day or a month, you’ll matter. You’ll make a difference.

What we’re looking for:

• Experience working with children or young people is essential (in schools, care, youth work, camps - you name it!)
• A calm, adaptable approach and the ability to build rapport quickly
• Confidence in managing behaviour and setting boundaries
• A sense of humour and a good dose of resilience
• Availability during school hours (we work around your schedule - no minimum commitment)
• Driving is a plus, but not essential

Why work with us?

• We get SEN and AP - we’ve built long-term relationships with settings who trust us
• You’ll get honest communication, hands-on support and feedback after placements
• We’ll never pressure you to take roles that don’t feel right
• Flexible work that fits around you - whether you’re exploring SEN for the first time or you’re an experienced TA seeking variety

If you’re the kind of person who sees the student, not just the label, we want to hear from you!

Working with Long-term Teachers:

We are an independent agency working with Nurseries, Primary, Secondary and Special Schools.

LTT was founded with the aim of creating a genuine, transparent and straightforward service to help candidates secure their next role. We place a huge emphasis on delivering an exceptional service where you will be supported, listened to and valued throughout.

Your dedicated consultant will invest time to understand your experience, skill-set and what your ideal role looks like. You will have frequent updates with your progress through compliance, applications for specific roles as well as receiving additional information on roles which we feel may be of interest to you.

We are proud members of the REC and we have the highest standard of compliance. Working with us means you will get the very best support and guidance through the clearance process from your own specific point of contact from our in-house compliance team.

In addition you will receive:

• Guarantee Pay Scheme opportunities
• Permanent job roles
• Support and advice during the clearance and onboarding process
• Working to Agency Workers Regulations
• Interview preparation, advice and support
• Statutory employment rights, such as; sick pay, holiday pay, maternity and paternity pay