SEND Teaching Assistant - Special Schools

The Shaw Education Trust; England; Remote; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local Government Pension Scheme

Generous holiday entitlement (37–39)

Medicash Health & Wellbeing Plan

Discounts for Teachers

Free Eye Tests

Institute of Education access

Job summary

Brookhaven is recruiting a Teaching Assistant to join our team in September 2026 to support SEND pupils at our specialist school in Bury. You will work under the guidance of teaching staff to deliver work, care and support programmes, enabling access to learning and assisting with classroom management.

Ideal candidates will have NVQ 2 or equivalent, some SEND experience, and strong teamwork, safeguarding awareness, and interpersonal, numeracy and literacy skills.

Qualifications

• NVQ 2 or equivalent in teaching assistance.
• Some experience of working with children with SEND.
• Ability to work effectively within a team environment, understanding classroom roles and responsibilities.
• Ability to promote a positive ethos and model positive attributes.
• Good interpersonal, numeracy and literacy skills.
• Understanding safeguarding procedures and promoting welfare and safety of children.

Responsibilities

• Work under the instruction/guidance of teaching staff to undertake work/care/support programmes.
• Enable access to learning for pupils and assist the teacher in managing pupils and the classroom.

Skills

Teamwork

Interpersonal skills

Numeracy

Literacy

Safeguarding

Education

NVQ 2 or equivalent in teaching assistance

Job description

Brookhaven is recruiting a Teaching Assistant to join our team in September 2026 to support SEND pupils at our specialist school in Bury. You will work under the guidance of teaching staff to deliver work, care and support programmes, enabling access to learning and assisting with classroom management.

Ideal candidates will have NVQ 2 or equivalent, some SEND experience, and strong teamwork, safeguarding awareness, and interpersonal, numeracy and literacy skills.