SEN Teaching Assistant (Casual)

Brookfields School; Widnes; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Full time

Job summary

Shaw Education Trust is seeking a caring and committed Casual Teaching Assistant to join our dedicated team and support pupils with severe and complex learning needs. You will assist across our special and mainstream settings, helping learners achieve their potential.

You will collaborate with teachers and specialists to create a safe, inclusive learning environment, providing individual and small-group support while promoting independence and confidence in pupils.

Qualifications

• Caring and committed individual
• Experience with supporting learners (special educational needs) is a plus

Responsibilities

• Supporting pupils with their learning and development both in and outside the classroom.
• Providing individual and small-group support as required.
• Supporting pupils with a range of complex needs in a patient, caring and positive manner.
• Encouraging independence, confidence and participation.
• Working closely with teachers and the wider school team.
• Supporting the personal care and wellbeing needs of pupils where required.
• Helping to create a safe, inclusive and stimulating learning environment.

Job description

We are looking for a Caring and Committed Casual Teaching Assistant to join our dedicated team and provide valuable support to our pupils across the school.

Our school provides specialist education for children and young people with severe and complex learning difficulties, creating a nurturing, inclusive and supportive environment where every pupil is encouraged to achieve their potential.

As a Casual Teaching Assistant, you will work alongside teachers and other specialist staff to support pupils with their learning, development and wellbeing. You will help create a positive and engaging learning environment, adapting your approach to meet individual needs and celebrating every achievement, however big or small.

The role will involve:

• Supporting pupils with their learning and development both in and outside the classroom.
• Providing individual and small-group support as required.
• Supporting pupils with a range of complex needs in a patient, caring and positive manner.
• Encouraging independence, confidence and participation.
• Working closely with teachers and the wider school team.
• Supporting the personal care and wellbeing needs of pupils where required.
• Helping to create a safe, inclusive and stimulating learning environment.

AtShaw Education Trust, we believe every role has the power to transform a life.Whether you’re supporting behind the scenes, inspiring in the classroom, orleading with vision, you will be part of something truly meaningful.

Ourvalues—opportunity, integrity, community, and equity—guide everything wedo. Our vision is Opening doors to the world through the power oflearning. We bring this to life through our mission: workingtogether to inspire communities where every school is valued, every voicematters, and every learner thrives.

Weare a dynamic and growing family of primary, secondary, and special schools,proudly serving communities from Birmingham to Bury.

Ourpeople are our greatest asset, and we are deeply committed to their developmentthrough high-quality training, apprenticeships, talent development programmes,and research opportunities, we empower our staff to thrive as skilled,confident professionals. We champion wellbeing, value every voice, and foster aculture where you feel supported, motivated, and inspired to make a realdifference.

Youwill join a collaborative network of schools where shared expertise and astrong professional community drive success. Every academy within our Trust hasan equal voice, and every colleague plays a vital role in shaping tailoredlearning experiences that raise aspirations and build brighter futures.

Ifyou have the passion, dedication, and drive to help shape lives and createfutures filled with promise, we would love you to join our team.

Together,let’s make the remarkable happen.

Webelieve every child has the potential to be extraordinary.

Makea life-changing difference in one of our special schools

Ourspecial schools are inspiring, welcoming and truly life-changing places towork. Every day, our dedicated teams help children and young people with a widerange of special educational needs and disabilities to discover theirstrengths, achieve their ambitions and live happy, fulfilling lives.

Ourpupils include children and young people with profound and multiple learningdisabilities, complex medical needs, sensory impairments, moderate and severelearning difficulties, and social, emotional and mental health needs. Everypupil is unique, and every achievement and milestone is recognised andcelebrated.

Byjoining one of our special schools, you will become part of a warm,compassionate and highly skilled team, united by a shared belief in what everychild and young person can achieve. You will work in a supportive environmentwhere relationships matter, ideas are welcomed and every role makes animportant contribution.

Whetheryou join us as a teacher, teaching assistant, healthcare professional or aspart of our administration, facilities or operational teams, you will have theopportunity to develop your skills, learn from experienced colleagues and builda rewarding career in special education.

Ourpupils learn in small classes and benefit from personalised education, care andsupport shaped around their individual strengths, needs and aspirations.Together, our teams help pupils develop their knowledge, communication,independence and confidence, while preparing them for adulthood and theirfuture lives.

Workingin one of our special schools is much more than a job. It is an opportunity tojoin an extraordinary community and make a lasting difference to children,young people and their families.

Joinus and help transform lives, including your own.

ShawEducation Trust offer the following employee benefits with your Teaching orSupport Staff employment:

• Anexcellent Local Government Pension Scheme (Support Staff) / TeachersPension (Teaching Staff)
• Support Staff only based onworking full time, all year - Generous holiday entitlement from your firstday of employment (37 days holiday rising to 39 days after 5 years’service including Bank Holidays)
• Accessto Medicash Health & Wellbeing Plan: Enjoy health services designed tosupport your well-being.
• FreeDiscountForTeachers Scheme for all staff (Support and Teaching), Exclusivediscounts to save money with a wide selection of discounts and exclusive offersfrom hundreds of the biggest brands.
• FreeEye Tests
• Cycleto work scheme
• Access to our Institute ofEducation and fantastic opportunities to help you grow, contribute andflourish in your role and in the Trust.

We know our people are the key to our success and so we’recommitted to ensuring the employment experience at Shaw Education Trust is arewarding one.

Colleagueswithin the Trust benefit from: Access to a full range of courses bothin-house and professionally accredited. These courses include a variety of theNational Professional Qualifications and the Early Carer Teacher Programmedelivered by Shaw Education Trust as a delivery partner for AmbitionInstitute.

• Experiencedleadership and subject-specific support.
• Guidancefrom former HMIs and serving Ofsted Inspectors within the Trust.
• Accessto the Trust’s Institute of Education and SCITT.
• Opportunitiesto work with different schools within the Trust as a ProfessionalAdvocate.
• Participatingin peer reviews.
• Accessto a suite of online courses.
• Placementprojects within our family of schools.

Actual Salary: £13.05 - £13.47 per hour
Working hours: Casual