SEND Teaching Assistant

Prospero Teaching; Stockport; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

CPD courses

In-house Training Team

Job summary

Prospero Teaching is working with a school in Stockport to recruit a SEND Teaching Assistant. You will support pupils on 1:1 and small group bases, help them engage in learning and regulate emotions, and assist with personal care where required.

The role is long-term, temp to perm, with start date 01/09/2026 and weekly pay of GBP500-GBP550 depending on experience. You will work with SEN professionals and colleagues to support development and safeguarding.

Qualifications

• Experience working with children or young people.
• Experience working with SEN needs such as severe Autism, Complex Learning Needs and Sensory Impairments.
• Experienced providing personal care.
• A calm, patient, and resilient approach with the ability to remain composed in challenging situations.
• Confidence in setting boundaries and following behaviour management plans consistently.
• Flexibility, strong communication skills, and a commitment to safeguarding and student welfare.

Responsibilities

• Support pupils on 1:1 and small group basis, helping them to engage in learning and regulate emotions.
• Need to be comfortable providing personal care to pupils.
• Assist in managing challenging behaviour and sometimes high-risk behaviours, using positive behaviour strategies.
• Build strong, professional relationships with pupils.
• Work closely with other staff members, SEN professionals and external agencies to support development.

Skills

Experience with children

SEN experience

Personal care

Behaviour management

Communication

Job description

SEND Teaching Assistant

Location - Stockport (Manchester) (SK8)

Pay - GBP500-GBP550 per week, depending on experience

Start Date - 01/09/2026

Contract Type - Long-Term, Temp to Perm

As a SEND Teaching Assistant, you will:

• Support pupils on 1:1 and small group basis, helping them to engage in learning and regulate emotions
• Need to be comfortable providing personal care to pupils
• Assist in managing challenging behaviour and sometimes high-risk behaviours, using positive behaviour strategies
• Build strong, professional relationships with pupils
• Work closely with other staff members, SEN professionals and external agencies to support development

Requirements:

• Experience working with children or young people
• Experience working with SEN needs such as severe Autism, Complex Learning Needs and Sensory Impairments
• Experienced providing personal care
• A calm, patient, and resilient approach with the ability to remain composed in challenging situations.
• Confidence in setting boundaries and following behaviour management plans consistently.
• Flexibility, strong communication skills, and a commitment to safeguarding and student welfare.
• Psychology, Speech and Language Graduates, Teaching Assistants, Care and Support Workers are ideal for this school

TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS ROLE THROUGH PROSPERO TEACHING, YOU MUST:

• Hold Right to Work in the UK
• Hold an enhanced child barred list DBS certificate registered with the online update service or be willing to process a new application
• Provide two professional child related references that cover the last two years

Prospero Teaching is acting as an employment business/education recruitment agency in relation to this vacancy. The successful candidate will be required to register and have passed all safeguarding/vetting checks with Prospero Teaching in order to fill this vacancy. Any adult working with children and vulnerable young people are responsible for safeguarding and protecting the welfare of the children and young people.

Prospero Teaching is able to offer the successful candidate:

• Accredited continued professional development courses including safeguarding and behaviour management
• In-house Training and Development Team
• IND-SEN