Sensory Room Teaching Assistant – Bexley

Senovo Capital Management GmbH; Greater London; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Part time

Job summary

Senovo Resourcing Ltd in Bexley is recruiting a Sensory Room Teaching Assistant to support pupils with sensory and additional needs in a specialist SEN setting. You will help prepare sensory spaces and support sessions led by teaching or therapy staff.

The role is temporary, pay £100-£130 per day PAYE, and requires a calm, proactive approach, reliability, and good teamwork. QTS not required; safeguarding standards and recording observations are important.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting children or young people with sensory or additional needs.
• Calm, attentive approach and willingness to learn regulation strategies.
• Reliable teamwork and strong communication
• Professional boundaries and safeguarding awareness

Responsibilities

• Prepare sensory spaces and resources as per plans.
• Support individual and small-group activities led by staff.
• Observe pupils and record useful information.
• Help pupils move between sensory work and classroom routines.
• Maintain equipment, boundaries and safeguarding standards

Skills

Experience with sensory needs

Calm, attentive approach

Teamwork and communication

Safeguarding awareness

Job description

Job Description

Sensory Room Teaching Assistant - Bexley

Location: Bexley

Contract: Temporary

Pay: £100-£130 per day PAYE

The opportunity

A specialist SEN school environment in Bexley needs a Teaching Assistant who can support purposeful sensory sessions and help pupils regulate, engage and return to learning successfully.

What you will do

• Prepare sensory spaces and resources in line with agreed plans.


• Support individual and small-group activities led by teaching or therapy staff.


• Observe pupils' responses and record useful information consistently.


• Help pupils move calmly between sensory work and classroom routines.


• Maintain equipment, boundaries and safeguarding standards.

What you will bring

• Experience supporting children or young people with sensory or additional needs.


• A calm, attentive approach and willingness to learn individual regulation strategies.


• Reliable teamwork, communication and professional boundaries.


• QTS is not required for this classroom-support role.

Why work with Senovo

• PAYE pay with clear assignment information.


• Specialist support from an experienced SEN recruitment team.


• Clear communication throughout registration and placement.


• Opportunities matched to your experience, availability and travel area.

Senovo Resourcing Ltd is committed to safeguarding children and young people. Appointments are subject to vetting, references, right-to-work and enhanced DBS checks.

Requirements
sensory support, SEN classroom support, regulation strategies, observation, safeguarding