SLD Specialist SEN Learning Support Assistant

Teach Now; Watford; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 19,000; Full time

Job summary

Teach Now is recruiting an SEN Learning Support Assistant to join a specialist primary school in Hertfordshire. The role focuses on supporting pupils with Severe Learning Difficulties and other needs, providing 1:1 and group support to access tailored learning activities.

The position is full-time, long-term/temporary with a daily rate of £100–£102, starting October 2026. You will collaborate with teachers and SEN staff to promote communication, independence and safeguarding.

Qualifications

• Patient, kind and genuinely passionate about working with children.
• Calm and resilient when supporting pupils with complex needs.
• Reliable, positive and able to provide consistency.
• Committed to safeguarding and promoting pupil wellbeing.

Responsibilities

• Providing 1:1, small-group and classroom support.
• Helping pupils access individualised learning activities.
• Supporting communication using visual or alternative strategies where required.
• Encouraging independence, confidence and positive social interaction.
• Supporting sensory needs, emotional regulation and transitions.
• Building secure and trusting relationships with pupils.
• Working closely with teachers, SEN staff and other professionals.
• Supporting personal care where this forms part of an individual pupil plan.

Job description

Teach Now is recruiting an SEN Learning Support Assistant to join a specialist primary school in Hertfordshire. The role focuses on supporting pupils with Severe Learning Difficulties and other needs, providing 1:1 and group support to access tailored learning activities.

The position is full-time, long-term/temporary with a daily rate of £100–£102, starting October 2026. You will collaborate with teachers and SEN staff to promote communication, independence and safeguarding.