SEN Teaching Assistant - Complex & High Needs

Tradewind Recruitment; Chesterfield; On-site; GBP 13,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Ongoing SEN Consultant support

Specialist SEN setting experience

Term-time, full-time role

Job summary

Tradewind Recruitment are partnering with a specialist SEN school in Chesterfield to recruit an experienced SEN Teaching Assistant. You will support pupils with complex needs 1:1 and in small groups, helping learning, independence and emotional regulation throughout the day.

The role requires resilience and a calm, patient approach to challenging behaviours. Full-time, term-time hours within a dedicated SEN environment are offered with ongoing consultant support.

Qualifications

• Experience in specialist SEN or complex needs settings.
• Ability to support pupils with challenging behaviour and communication needs.
• Resilience, patience and genuine commitment to pupils with additional needs.

Responsibilities

• Provide 1:1 and small-group support to pupils with complex SEN.
• Help pupils engage with learning and develop independence.
• Support emotional regulation and positive behaviour.
• Build trusting relationships with pupils and collaborate with staff.
• Follow individual education and support plans.

Skills

1:1 support

Behaviour management

SEN experience

Complex needs experience

Calm under pressure

Job description

SEN Teaching Assistant - Complex & High NeedsTradewind Recruitment - Chesterfield

Location: Chesterfield Pay: £95-£120 per day, depending on experience Contract: Full-time | Term Time Only

Tradewind Recruitment are working with a specialist SEN school in Chesterfield who are looking for a dedicated and experienced SEN Teaching Assistant to join their team.

The school supports pupils with a wide range of complex needs, and the successful candidate will play an important role in providing consistent, individualised support throughout the school day.

This is a role for someone who understands that working within a specialist SEN environment can be challenging. Pupils may display behaviours of concern, including aggression, alongside communication difficulties, emotional regulation needs and complex physical or learning needs. You will need to be confident managing challenging situations while remaining calm, patient and supportive.

What You'll Be Doing

• Providing 1:1 and small-group support to pupils with complex SEN


• Helping pupils engage with learning and develop their independence


• Supporting emotional regulation and positive behaviour


• Building trusting and consistent relationships with pupils


• Responding appropriately to challenging or distressed behaviour


• Working alongside teachers, support staff and other professionals


• Following individual education, behaviour and support plans


• Creating a safe, structured and positive environment for pupils

The Ideal Candidate

We are particularly interested in hearing from people with experience in:

• Specialist SEN or complex needs settings


• Challenging behaviour or behavioural support


• Residential or supported living environments


• Healthcare or care-based roles


• Youth work or similar support positions

Above all, you will need to be resilient, patient and genuinely committed to working with children and young people with additional needs. You should be comfortable working in an environment where no two days are necessarily the same and where some situations can be physically and emotionally demanding.

What We Offer

• £95-£120 per day, dependent on experience


• Full-time, term-time working


• The opportunity to work within a specialist SEN setting


• Ongoing support from your dedicated SEN Consultant


• The opportunity to develop further experience within complex SEN