SEN Teaching Assistant – ASD/PMLD/SLD, 1:1 Support

Senploy; Welwyn Garden City; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 18,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly PAYE pay

Free CPD training

Consultant support

Equal opportunities employer

Job summary

Senploy is recruiting for a SEN Teaching Assistant in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire. The role is temporary to permanent with hours 09:00–15:30, Monday to Friday, and requires experience with ASD, PMLD or SLD.

You will support pupils one-to-one and in small groups, help teachers deliver engaging lessons, and assist with personal care where needed. DBS check is required; weekly PAYE pay and visa sponsorship is not offered. The school provides CPD access and consultant support.

Qualifications

• Experience with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties (PMLD) or Severe Learning Difficulties (SLD).
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
• Ability to build positive relationships with pupils and colleagues.
• Understanding of safeguarding, inclusion and equal opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Develop positive, trusting relationships with pupils and provide emotional support.
• Support teachers to deliver engaging lessons tailored to individual needs.
• Provide 1:1 and small-group support inside and outside the classroom.
• Help pupils develop communication, social, sensory and emotional-regulation skills.
• Encourage independence and positive behaviour strategies.
• Assist with personal care, physiotherapy and other support needs as required.
• Collaborate with teachers, therapists and other professionals to meet pupils' needs.
• Maintain a safe, structured and stimulating learning environment.

Skills

ASD experience

PMLD experience

SLD experience

Communication skills

Teamwork

Job description

Senploy is recruiting for a SEN Teaching Assistant in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire. The role is temporary to permanent with hours 09:00–15:30, Monday to Friday, and requires experience with ASD, PMLD or SLD.

You will support pupils one-to-one and in small groups, help teachers deliver engaging lessons, and assist with personal care where needed. DBS check is required; weekly PAYE pay and visa sponsorship is not offered. The school provides CPD access and consultant support.