SEN Teaching Assistant

Academics Ltd; Tunstall; On-site; GBP 11,000 - 17,000; Full time

Job summary

Academics Ltd is recruiting Special Educational Needs (SEN) Teaching Assistants for short and long term positions across partnership primary schools and SEN provisions in Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire. Roles offer varied experience, work-life balance, and flexible hours to suit different needs.

Ideal candidates have prior SEN experience or a strong desire to support learners with diverse needs, while maintaining calm, empathetic, and consistent support.

Qualifications

• Experience working with children or young people with SEN is desirable.
• Ability to work 1:1 and in small groups.
• Strong literacy and numeracy skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality 1:1 and/or small group support for learners with SEN (Autism, ADHD, Speech and Language needs, SEMH).
• Support learners to develop essential skills and social connections.
• Implement tailored strategies to promote emotional regulation and independence.
• Collaborate with teaching staff, SENCO, and external agencies when needed.
• Assist the class teacher in adapting activities and resources.
• Manage behaviour and engage learners in their learning.
• Create an inclusive and safe learning environment within the class and wider school community.

Skills

SEN experience

Calm under pressure

Empathy

Job description

Academics are currently looking for Special Educational Needs (SEN) Teaching Assistants for short and long term supporting roles within our partnership primary schools and SEN provisions. Working across Stoke-on-Trent & Staffordshire can be diversified, meaning that we do have different requirements to suit.

Our temporary opportunities are ideal for SEN Teaching Assistants who are seeking varied experience in a variety of schools. a work-life balance, or those returning to the workforce on a full or part-time flexible basis.

We are proud to say that here at Academics we have had a strong record of placing many of our SEN Teaching Assistants into permanent work following a successful period of long term supply within our schools and provisions.

Responsibilities of a Special Educational Needs (SEN) Teaching Assistant:

• Providing high quality 1:1 and/or small group support/interventions for learners who have with a range of additional needs, including Autism (ASC), ADHD, Speech and Language needs, SEMH, and other learning difficulties.
• Support learners to develop essential skills, build social connections, and engage actively in learning.
• Implement tailored strategies to promote emotional regulation, resilience, and independence.
• Work collaboratively with teaching staff, SENCO, and external agencies when needed.
• Assisting the class teacher in adapting classroom activities and resources.
• Managing behaviour and engaging learners with their own learning.
• The ability to create and foster an inclusive and safe learning environment for all of the learners within your class and the wider school community.

For this role, applicants who apply must:

• Hold previous experience working with children or young people with SEN is desirable.
• Be calm, resilient, and to be able to remain consistent under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
• Be able to build trusting relationships and implement clear structures and routines.
• Be empathetic, flexible, and committed to long-term support for the learner(s).
• Have a good level of literacy and numeracy skills.
• Be happy to travel and to be able to get to our partnership schools in Stoke-on-Trent by 8.30am with sometimes only 30-60 minute's notice for our on the day requirements.
• Hold current Enhanced DBS that is registered with the Update Service, or you will be prepared to apply for a new DBS with ourselves (cost applied).

Please be aware that your daily rate will be dependent upon experience, prior qualifications, training, and the client rate that is currently available.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Salary will be determined by the successful candidate's qualifications and relevant experience, and will be in accordance with the client's pay policy