SEN Teaching Assistant

senploy; Swindon; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialized SEN school in Swindon is seeking a dedicated SEN Teaching Assistant to join their complex needs team for the academic year of 2025/2026. The role involves supporting students with severe learning difficulties, ensuring a personalized approach to their education. Candidates must have experience working with individuals with SEN and possess strong classroom management skills. This full-time position offers a minimum rate of GBP110 per day and continuous professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Accredited continued professional development courses

In-house Training and Development Team

Qualifications

• MUST have experience working with young people with SEN.
• Strong understanding of the SEN curriculum.
• Proven record of good or outstanding feedback from observations.

Responsibilities

• Support pupils with severe learning difficulties.
• Encourage students to explore their full potential.
• Deliver personalized approaches to the curriculum.

Skills

Experience working with young people with SEN

Understanding of the SEN curriculum

Good classroom management skills

Passionate and committed to teaching

Job description

A warm and welcoming SEN school is searching for a SEN Teaching Assistant to join their complex needs team on a full-time basis, for the 25/26 academic year.

The SEN school has the specialist knowledge, skills and resources to meet the needs of pupils aged 11- 18 years old with severe learning difficulties and complex needs, as well as other co-occurring conditions such as Autism, ADHD and social, emotional and communication difficulties.

As a complex needs teaching assistant, you will be joining a team that is highly dedicated, nurturing and skilled to deliver the best support for pupils. All pupils are encouraged and challenged to explore their full potential.

The SEN school goes above and beyond to support pupils and their families, ensuring that every pupil receives a personalised approach to the curriculum so that they can be the very best that they can be both academically and holistically.

Contract/Position Details

• Location: Swindon
• Position: Teaching Assistant - complex needs team
• Type of work: Teaching Assistant
• Start date: ASAP
• Duration: Ongoing throughout 2025/2026
• Contract type: Temp to perm
• Full time/part time: Full-time
• Minimum rate of pay: GBP110 per day
• Hours: 8:30am - 3:30pm

Experience, Training and Qualifications

• MUST have experience working with young people or young adults with SEN (personal or professional)
• Strong understanding of the SEN curriculum
• Proven record of good / outstanding feedback from lesson observations / performance management
• Articulate, creative and dedicated to supporting children with SEN
• Passionate, positive & team player
• Confident & strong classroom management skills
• Enthusiastic and committed to teaching children with SEN

To be eligible for this role through Prospero Teaching, you must:

• Hold Right to Work in the UK
• Hold an enhanced child barred list DBS certificate registered with the online update service or be willing to process a new application
• Provide two professional child related references that cover the last two years

If you would like to be considered for this role, please apply with a copy of your up to date CV. Unfortunately, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Prospero Teaching is acting as an employment business/education recruitment agency in relation to this vacancy. The successful candidate will be required to register and have passed all safeguarding/vetting checks with Prospero Teaching in order to fill this vacancy. Any adult working with children and vulnerable young people are responsible for safeguarding and protecting the welfare of the children and young people.

Prospero Teaching is able to offer the successful candidate:

• Accredited continued professional development courses including safeguarding and behaviour management
• In-house Training and Development Team