Special Needs Teaching Assistant (SEN TA)

Randstad Education; Hassocks; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent full-time role

Team Teach training provided

Modern resources and equipment

Opportunity for career progression

Job summary

A leading educational recruitment firm seeks a special needs teaching assistant for a warm and welcoming SEN school in Hassocks, UK. Starting September 2025, the role involves supporting learners aged 5-19 with complex needs in a supportive environment. Responsibilities include 1:1 and small group support and communicating with parents regarding progress. Ideal candidates should possess GCSEs in Maths and English and a positive approach to SEN. The position is permanent, full-time, and offers significant professional development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Ideal candidates will be flexible, resilient, and have a positive approach to supporting learners with SEN.
• Direct SEN experience is not essential.
• Eligibility to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Supporting SEN learners on a 1:1, small group, and classroom basis.
• Communicating with parents and carers over pupils' progress.

Skills

Flexibility

Resilience

Positive approach

Education

GCSE Maths and English or equivalent

Job description

Do you want to work in the number 1 SEN School in the county?

How does teaching and supporting forest school, bush-craft and a creative curriculum sound to you?

Do you want to inspire, motivate and make a difference to the lives of SEN learners with complex needs?

If you answered yes, then look no further – this is the opportunity for you! A warm and welcoming part residential specialist school local to you is looking for a special needs teaching assistant to join their award‑winning team starting September 2025.

The school is fully subscribed for this academic year and is looking for a fun and friendly TA to support their learners on their school site. The school supports learners between the ages of 5 and 19 years; pupils have complex needs including autism, Asperger's and other associated needs. The school is invested in meeting the needs of every individual child and, as a result of their dedication and pioneering child development strategies, has recently been awarded Outstanding by OFSTED.

It offers an extensive and individually catered creative curriculum that includes outdoor activities such as horse riding. The school is commended for welcoming all with open arms and is invested in offering excellence as a standard. Its main aim is to ensure that all learners can and will go on to fully independent living.

Hours – Monday‑Friday 08:15‑16:00 pm / term time only

Permanent role.

Benefits

• Permanent/full time teaching assistant role
• Team Teach training provided by Randstad Education or the school
• Modern resources and equipment including interactive whiteboards and iPads
• Superb and spacious classrooms and grounds
• There is lots of room for progression in the role, from senior teaching assistant to skill development and other areas such as therapies and inclusion support

Requirements

• Ideal candidates will be flexible, resilient and have a positive approach to supporting learners with SEN (direct SEN experience is not essential)
• GCSE Maths and English or equivalent
• Eligibility to work in the UK

Responsibilities

• Supporting SEN learners on a 1:1, small group and classroom basis
• Communicating with parents and carers over pupils' progress and participating in departmental meetings, parents' evenings and whole‑school training events

If you want to know more about this fabulous opportunity or wish to send us your application, please don't hesitate to apply now. If you have any questions regarding the role, please feel free to call Bryony on 01293 527416.

This role is open to receiving applications over the next week. Within a week of the closing date, appropriate applicants will begin a three‑stage interview process, after which shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend the final stage of the interview process with appropriate school leadership.