Teaching Assistant

OFG Education; Stamford; On-site; GBP 13,000 - 18,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life Assurance

Pension scheme with options to raise

Your Wellbeing Matters - mental health

Flexible Benefits Platform (Vista)

Health, wellbeing and insurance

Discounts

Cycle to Work Scheme

Electric Car Purchase Scheme

Critical illness cover

Family Growth Support including paid p

Job summary

OFG Education is seeking a SEND Teaching Assistant for Meadows View School to support children aged 5-11 with complex communication needs, autism and related learning needs. You will work within a warm, collaborative team dedicated to helping each learner feel safe, confident and ready to engage.

You will assist with tailored activities, encourage independence, and provide emotional and practical support to help learners thrive, while upholding safeguarding and welfare standards across the

Qualifications

• Experience supporting children with SEND.
• Able to engage learners in activities and adapt to needs.
• Excellent communication and teamwork with staff, pupils and families.
• Willingness to undergo safeguarding checks and DBS process.

Responsibilities

• Supporting children and young people with SEND to access learning and achieve personal goals.
• Assisting with engaging classroom, outdoor and enrichment activities tailored to individual needs.
• Providing emotional, behavioural and practical support to help pupils feel safe, valued and understood.
• Encouraging independence, communication, positive relationships and social development.
• Caring, patient and adaptable, with a genuine desire to help young people with SEND thrive.
• Resilient, positive and able to work collaboratively within a supportive team.
• A confident communicator who builds trust with pupils, colleagues and families.
• Flexible, enthusiastic and ready to support learning in a range of settings and situations.

Skills

SEND support

Engaging learners

Behavioural support

Communication with families

Job description

Build a career where every day you help young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) achieve more than they ever imagined. As a SEND Teaching Assistant, you'll be part of a warm, collaborative team dedicated to helping each learner feel safe, confident and ready to engage.

What you will be doing

• Supporting children and young people with SEND, including complex needs, to access learning and achieve personal goals
• Assisting with engaging classroom, outdoor and enrichment activities tailored to individual needs
• Providing emotional, behavioural and practical support to help pupils feel safe, valued and understood
• Encouraging independence, communication, positive relationships and social development
• Caring, patient and adaptable, with a genuine desire to help young people with SEND thrive
• Resilient, positive and able to work collaboratively within a supportive team
• A confident communicator who builds trust with pupils, colleagues and families
• Flexible, enthusiastic and ready to support learning in a range of settings and situations

At OFG Education, we believe every student deserves an education designed around who they are. Through high expectations, deep expertise and truly personalised education, we help students realise their potential and prepare for successful futures.

Building on more than 20 years of experience, we are bringing our approach to more students and communities around the world. Across the UK, Iberia and the Gulf, our schools combine the strength, expertise and high standards of an international education group with the individuality of each school and the communities they serve.

Whatever your role, joining OFG Education means contributing to our shared ambition: empowering every student to succeed through truly personalised education.

About our School

Meadows View School will cater for young people aged 5-11 with complex communication needs, autism and associated learning needs.

We are proud to be a part of OFG Education who in 2025 were officially certified as a Great Place to Work' for the sixth year running.

We place students and vulnerable young adults at the heart of everything we do, so every day brings the satisfaction of making a real difference. We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase contributions
• Your Wellbeing Matters - mental health support and physical health checks
• Flexible Benefits Platform (Vista), including:
  • Health, wellbeing and insurance benefits
  • Hundreds of UK and international discounts
  • Cycle to Work Scheme & Electric Car Purchase Scheme
  • Critical illness cover
  • Family Growth Support, including enhanced maternity/paternity leave and paid fertility treatment support

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

OFG Education is committed to carrying out a fair, thorough and efficient recruitment process in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. Whilst we aim to keep applicants informed throughout, OFG Education does not accept liability for any loss of earnings or other associated costs incurred by applicants as a result of delays or changes in the compliance process. All stages of the compliance process are subject to necessary safeguarding checks and compliance with statutory requirements, which may affect timescales.