Teaching Assistant

Principal Education; Burton upon Trent; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Term time only

Hours around school run

CV boost from outstanding school

Training and support

Personal consultant contact

Job summary

Principal Education is seeking a part-time SEN Teaching Assistant for an Ofsted Outstanding special school in Kingsbury, Brent. The role runs 10:30am–2:30pm, four hours daily, during term time, supporting pupils aged 3–19 with complex needs.

You will assist pupils individually and in small groups, helping with communication, personal care and daily classroom routines, while collaborating with therapists and teachers to meet EHCP targets.

Qualifications

• Experience caring for or supporting people with additional needs (e.g., Healthcare Assistant, care worker, support worker, nursing assistant, or SEN school experience).
• A genuinely caring, patient and calm nature.
• Confidence with personal care.

Responsibilities

• Support pupils one to one and in small groups in class.
• Help pupils communicate using visuals, symbols, Makaton or communication aids.
• Support at lunchtime, including help with eating where needed.
• Provide personal care and support with medical needs, always with dignity.
• Work alongside the class team and therapists on each pupil's EHCP targets.
• Spot the small wins and celebrate them.

Skills

SEN experience

Caring & patient

Personal care

DBS Update Service

Right to work in UK

Job description

Part Time SEN Teaching Assistant Kingsbury NW9 10:30am to 2:30pm

Want work that actually matters, and still be free for the school run? This role is built around it.

Principal Education is recruiting a part time SEN Teaching Assistant for an Ofsted Outstanding special school in Kingsbury, Brent. The school supports children and young people aged 3 to 19 with complex needs and learning difficulties. Every pupil has an EHCP, and many have autism or complex medical conditions. Teachers, therapists, families and support staff all work as one team around each child, and you'd be a real part of that.

The role

Four hours a day, 10:30am to 2:30pm, covering the heart of the school day: lessons, lunch and the afternoon.

• Support pupils one to one and in small groups in class
• Help pupils communicate using visuals, symbols, Makaton or communication aids
• Support at lunchtime, including help with eating where needed
• Provide personal care and support with medical needs, always with dignity
• Work alongside the class team and therapists on each pupil's EHCP targets
• Spot the small wins and celebrate them, because here they're huge

What you MUST demonstrate

• Experience caring for or supporting people with additional needs. Healthcare Assistant, care worker, support worker, nursing assistant or SEN school experience all count. If you've worked as an HCA, your skills transfer straight in
• A genuinely caring, patient and calm nature
• Confidence with personal care
• Availability 10:30am to 2:30pm, Monday to Friday, term time
• An Enhanced DBS on the Update Service, or willingness to apply for one
• Two professional references and the right to work in the UK

Pay and benefits

• £105 to £125 per day, paid weekly
• Term time only, so every school holiday is yours
• Hours that fit around the school run, study or another job
• Experience in an Outstanding school, a brilliant name on your CV
• Training and support from your first day
• A consultant who meets every candidate personally and actually picks up the phone