Specialist SEN Teaching Assistant - Autism & Complex Needs

Senploy; Barking; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Remedy Education is seeking a Specialist SEN Teaching Assistant to join a Barking Riverside primary school. You will support a small specialist provision for Year 1 and 2 pupils with Autism, complex needs and significant communication difficulties, including pre-verbal children.

Personal care is part of the role, and you will work closely with teaching staff to deliver consistent, engaging learning throughout the day.

Qualifications

• Strong practical experience supporting children with complex SEND.
• Experience working with pre-verbal or non-verbal pupils.
• Confident providing intimate and personal care.
• Comfortable supporting highly active children with significant needs.
• Patient, resilient, energetic and able to use initiative.

Responsibilities

• Supporting pupils with Autism, complex SEND and communication needs.
• Working with pre-verbal children to develop communication and engagement.
• Providing intimate care and assisting with personal routines.
• Supporting behaviour, sensory needs and emotional regulation.
• Helping children access learning through structured play and activities.
• Working closely with teaching staff to provide consistent support.

Skills

Autism & Complex SEND support

Pre-verbal / non-verbal pupil support

Intimate and personal care

Behaviour support & sensory regulation

Structured play engagement

Job description

Specialist SEN Teaching Assistant - Autism & Complex Needs

Specialist SEN Teaching Assistant - Autism & Complex Needs

Barking Riverside | Full-Time | Long-Term | ASAP Start

Are you an experienced SEN Teaching Assistant who enjoys working in a busy, active and rewarding SEND environment?

Remedy Education is looking for a confident and proactive Specialist SEN Teaching Assistant to join a primary school in Barking Riverside.

You will be supporting a small specialist provision consisting of Year 1 and Year 2 pupils, many of whom have Autism, complex needs and significant communication difficulties.

Some pupils are pre-verbal, and personal care forms an important part of the role. We need someone who understands the demands of a complex SEND classroom and can confidently support children throughout the school day.

What You'll Be Doing

• Supporting pupils with Autism, complex SEND and communication needs.
• Supporting pupils with Autism, complex SEND and communication needs.
• Working with pre-verbal children to develop communication and engagement.
• Working with pre-verbal children to develop communication and engagement.
• Providing intimate care and assisting with personal routines.
• Providing intimate care and assisting with personal routines.
• Supporting behaviour, sensory needs and emotional regulation.
• Supporting behaviour, sensory needs and emotional regulation.
• Helping children access learning through structured play and activities.
• Helping children access learning through structured play and activities.
• Working closely with teaching staff to provide consistent support.
• Working closely with teaching staff to provide consistent support.

What We're Looking For

• Strong practical experience supporting children with complex SEND.
• Strong practical experience supporting children with complex SEND.
• Experience working with pre-verbal or non-verbal pupils.
• Experience working with pre-verbal or non-verbal pupils.
• Confident providing intimate and personal care.
• Confident providing intimate and personal care.
• Comfortable supporting highly active children with significant needs.
• Comfortable supporting highly active children with significant needs.
• Patient, resilient, energetic and able to use initiative.
• Patient, resilient, energetic and able to use initiative.

Experience in a specialist SEND classroom, SEN school or additionally resourced provision would be particularly beneficial.

The Opportunity

• Full-time position, Monday to Friday.
• Full-time position, Monday to Friday.
• Long-term placement until the end of the academic year.
• Long-term placement until the end of the academic year.
• Strong potential for extension or permanent employment.
• Strong potential for extension or permanent employment.
• Competitive daily rate.
• Competitive daily rate.

If you have the right experience and are looking for a rewarding SEN role, we'd love to hear from you.