Trainee SEN Teaching Assistant

Vision for Education; Ashford; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 20,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly payroll (PAYE)

Pension contributions

Free training & safeguarding updates

Refer a friend bonus

Job summary

Vision for Education is seeking enthusiastic individuals to begin a rewarding career as a Trainee SEN Teaching Assistant in Ashford. You will gain hands-on experience across SEN schools, supporting children with Autism, ADHD, speech and language difficulties, SEMH, and disabilities.

No prior classroom experience is required; full training and ongoing professional development are provided. The role offers competitive daily rates (£95 - £110) and starts September 2026.

Qualifications

• A passion for working with children and young people.
• Willingness to learn and participate in training.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Support pupils with a range of needs in learning and development.
• Work with teachers to provide a safe, inclusive, and positive learning environment.
• Provide one-to-one or small group support and adapt activities to abilities.
• Encourage independence and help build confidence and life skills.
• Promote positive behaviour and emotional wellbeing.

Skills

Patience

Communication

Teamwork

Job description

Trainee SEN Teaching Assistant

Ashford

£95 - £110 per day

September 2026

The Role

Vision for Education is seeking enthusiastic and compassionate individuals who are keen to begin a rewarding career in education as a Trainee SEN Teaching Assistant. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain hands‑on experience working across a wide range of Special Educational Needs (SEN) schools, supporting children and young people with diverse learning needs including Autism (ASC), ADHD, speech and language difficulties, social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) challenges, and physical disabilities.

You don’t need prior classroom experience—just a genuine passion for making a difference, patience, and a willingness to learn. Full training and ongoing professional development will be provided.

Responsibilities

• Support pupils with a range of additional needs in their learning and personal development.
• Work alongside teachers and experienced support staff to create a safe, inclusive, and positive learning environment.
• Provide one-to‑one or small group support, adapting activities to suit individual abilities.
• Encourage independence and help pupils build confidence and life skills.
• Promote positive behaviour and emotional wellbeing.

Requirements

• A passion for working with children and young people.
• A patient, caring, and flexible approach.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
• Commitment to learning and professional development.
• A DBS check on the Update Service (or willingness to apply for one).

About Vision for Education:

The Edwin Group is a Top 10 UK-employer in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2023. Rated as 'Excellent' by our staff in all categories and recognised as having industry leading and world-class levels of employee engagement across the Group.

Vision for Education is a market‑leading education recruitment and supply agency committed to the learning and development of young people. With branches across the country, we are an employer of choice for high‑quality primary, secondary and SEND teaching and support staff.

What Vision for Education offer

As a valued employee of Vision for Education, you will receive:

• Excellent daily rates paid weekly by our in-house Payroll team using the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) system.
• Guaranteed pay scheme (subject to availability and qualifying criteria).
• Pension contributions (subject to a qualifying period).
• Full compliance with AWR (Agency Workers’ Regulations), to make sure you get the pay and working conditions you are entitled to.
• FREE training to help with your professional development such as Team Teach training, online webinars and safeguarding and child protection updates.
• Generous refer a friend or colleague bonus scheme.
• Access to a dedicated consultant, who will provide ongoing support.

Vision for Education do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.