SEN Teaching Assistants

Academics Ltd; England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational support agency is seeking SEN Teaching Assistants to support children with Special Educational Needs in Portsmouth. The role requires experience or qualifications in relevant fields and a passion for helping children. Full-time positions are available, and candidates must be adaptable and resilient in managing challenging behaviours while providing high-quality support.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience or qualifications working with children with Special Educational Needs.
• Confidence to work with challenging behaviour.
• Enthusiasm and passion for supporting SEN children.

Responsibilities

• Provide support for children with Social, Emotional and Mental Health issues.
• Ensure high-quality care and child-centred support.
• Be proactive and adaptable in approach.

Skills

Experience with complex needs

Resilience

Adaptability

Initiative

Education

Qualifications in Psychology, Counselling or Criminology

Job description

Overview

SEN Teaching Assistants - Portsmouth

Social, Emotional and Mental Health/Complex Needs
PMLD

Are you interested in supporting children with Special Educational Needs? Would you like to build your experience working with Complex Needs and work alongside SEN teachers?

Academics are supporting a specialist school for children with profound severe and complex learning difficulties, based in Portsmouth, and are looking for bright and enthusiastic SEN Teaching Assistants available to start ASAP! The school has 3 sites for pupils ages 2 to 19 years and are in need of support for children with co-occurring needs including behaviour and mental health issues, autistic spectrum condition, severe physical disabilities and highly complex medical conditions.

Due to the complex needs of the students within the schools, ideally you will have relevant, recent experience or qualifications. We will consider candidates qualified in Psychology, Counselling or Criminology, but other subjects will also be considered.

The schools are across Portsmouth and they are looking to fill vacancies for full-time Teaching Assistants starting ASAP. The SEN children are aged 2 to 19 and require consistent, ongoing support in order to ensure they have the highest quality of care and child-centred support. The School is looking for SEN Teaching Assistants who can bring enthusiasm, passion and experience to the classroom. They are looking for SEN TAs who will be proactive and adaptable and be able to use their own initiative. Resilience and confidence to work with challenging behaviour is desirable!

Responsibilities and requirements

• SEN Teaching Assistant
• Social and Emotional Mental Health Support
• ASAP Start
• Portsmouth
• 89 per day
• Full-time Mon-Fri 8.30am to 3.30pm

If you are interested in this SEN Teaching Assistant position, please apply directly to this advert.