SEN Teaching Assistant — Specialist Support for Complex Needs

Teaching Personnel; Middleton; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Teaching Personnel are seeking an experienced SEN Teaching Assistant to join a specialist secondary school in Oldham from September 2026. You will support pupils with EHCPs across a range of complex needs, including ASC, PMLD, CLDD and SEMH, working as part of a dedicated multidisciplinary team.

In this role you will deliver tailored 1:1 and small-group support, adapt activities to maximise engagement, and help pupils develop communication, emotional resilience, independence and confidence in a

Qualifications

• Significant experience supporting children or young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.
• Experience with pupils with ASC, PMLD, CLDD, sensory needs, and SEMH.
• Strong understanding of behaviour as communication and positive behaviour support.
• Experience implementing strategies to support communication, emotional regulation, and engagement.
• Ability to adapt support to meet diverse learning and developmental needs.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work within a multidisciplinary team.
• Calm, resilient, and reflective approach.
• Experience using communication systems such as PECS, Makaton, visual supports, or AAC strategies.
• Team Teach training or experience with positive behaviour support approaches.
• Commitment to safeguarding, inclusion, and promoting independence.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality 1:1 and small-group support for pupils with complex additional needs.
• Support the implementation of EHCP targets and personalised learning programmes.
• Adapt learning activities and resources to maximise engagement and accessibility.
• Use communication and sensory strategies to support learning and participation.
• Build positive, trusting relationships that promote confidence, wellbeing, and independence.
• Implement positive behaviour support strategies and contribute to emotional regulation plans.
• Support pupils with ASC, PMLD, CLDD, sensory processing difficulties, and SEMH needs.
• Work collaboratively with teachers, therapists, and families to ensure consistent support.
• Assist with personal care, mobility, and medical needs where required.
• Contribute to a safe, inclusive, and aspirational learning environment.

Skills

SEND knowledge

Behaviour as communication

Interpersonal skills

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Makaton/PECS/AAC

Calm and resilient

Inclusive practice

Job description

Teaching Personnel are seeking an experienced SEN Teaching Assistant to join a specialist secondary school in Oldham from September 2026. You will support pupils with EHCPs across a range of complex needs, including ASC, PMLD, CLDD and SEMH, working as part of a dedicated multidisciplinary team.

In this role you will deliver tailored 1:1 and small-group support, adapt activities to maximise engagement, and help pupils develop communication, emotional resilience, independence and confidence in a