SEN Teaching Assistant - Complex & High Needs

Tradewind Recruitment; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Ongoing SEN Consultant support

Develop experience in complex SEN

Specialist SEN setting environment

Full-time, term-time working

Job summary

Tradewind Recruitment - Chesterfield is seeking an experienced SEN Teaching Assistant to provide 1:1 and small-group support for pupils with complex needs in a specialist SEN setting. The role emphasizes resilience, patience, and a commitment to helping children with additional needs.

The position offers daily pay between 95 and 120, full-time term-time hours, and ongoing support from a dedicated SEN Consultant. Experience in challenging behaviours and collaboration with staff is valued.

Qualifications

• Providing 1:1 and small-group support to pupils with complex SEN
• Supporting emotional regulation and positive behaviour
• Building trusting and consistent relationships with pupils
• Responding appropriately to challenging or distressed behaviour
• Working alongside teachers and other professionals

Responsibilities

• 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

Skills

SEN experience

Behaviour management

1:1 support

Small-group support

Emotional regulation support

Team collaboration

Job description

SEN Teaching Assistant - Complex & High Needs

Tradewind 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

How to Apply

If you are an experienced Teaching Assistant, Support Worker, Care Worker or similar professional looking for a rewarding opportunity within specialist SEN, we would love to hear from you.

Please send your updated CV to:

Oliver Blyth - SEN Consultant
Tradewind Recruitment
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