SEN Teaching Assistant: PMLD/ASD Support

Teaching Personnel; Radcliffe; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Teaching Personnel is seeking a dedicated SEN Teaching Assistant for a specialist primary school in Bury to start September 2026. You will work closely with teachers, therapists and support staff to help pupils access learning and meet individual targets.

This role involves 1:1 and group support, adapting activities to suit communication, sensory and developmental needs, and promoting confidence, independence and wellbeing in a warm, inclusive setting.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting children with special educational needs in a classroom setting.
• Understanding of PMLD, SLD, or ASD and how to support such needs.
• Patient, resilient and caring approach with strong communication and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Provide 1:1 and small-group support for pupils with PMLD, SLD and ASD.
• Deliver personalised learning programmes linked to EHCP outcomes.
• Adapt classroom activities to meet individual learning and sensory needs.
• Support communication through PECS, Makaton, visual timetables and other systems.
• Promote positive behaviour through consistency, patience and relationships.
• Facilitate sensory- and play-based learning to support development.
• Support personal care tasks as required (feeding, toileting, mobility).
• Maintain a safe, inclusive learning environment.

Skills

SEN experience

Communication

Teamwork

Adaptability

Education

Teaching Assistant qualification or SEN training

Tools

PECS

Makaton

AAC

Job description

Teaching Personnel is seeking a dedicated SEN Teaching Assistant for a specialist primary school in Bury to start September 2026. You will work closely with teachers, therapists and support staff to help pupils access learning and meet individual targets.

This role involves 1:1 and group support, adapting activities to suit communication, sensory and developmental needs, and promoting confidence, independence and wellbeing in a warm, inclusive setting.