SEN Teaching Assistant / Learning Support Assistant - SN2
Are you patient, kind, and passionate about helping children succeed? My client is looking for a flexible, creative, and enthusiastic Teaching Assistant to join their welcoming school community. In this role, you’ll provide essential support to children who need it most, working to help them achieve their full potential in a nurturing, inclusive environment. This role is looking to start ASAP, working for 25 hours per week on a fixed-term contracct until the end of the academic year with the potential for this to be extended into next year.
Why You Should Apply
- Supportive Team: Join a school with a warm, family-like atmosphere and a dedicated, collaborative team.
- Caring Environment: Work with well-motivated children who feel valued and cared for.
- Outdoor Learning Spaces: Enjoy an attractive school environment with outdoor space for every classroom.
- Professional Growth: Gain experience supporting children with ASD and Speech & Language needs.
- Term Time Only: Work 25 hours a week on a term-time-only schedule, perfect for work-life balance.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Supporting the class teacher with planning and delivery of lessons.
- Providing 1:1, 1:2, and small group teaching, while tracking progress and keeping records.
- Liaising with teachers, parents, and external professionals to meet children’s needs.
- Adapting your approach to respond effectively to children’s individual needs.
- Building strong, supportive relationships with pupils and fostering their development.
About You
- Be able to do the job as described.
- Experience with ASD and Speech & Language needs is highly desirable.
- Approachable and consistent, with a kind and nurturing demeanor.
- Excellent communication skills and a collaborative mindset.
- Committed to working with families and the wider school community.
How To Apply
We’d love to see your CV, but we don’t need it to have a conversation. Send me an email to james@longtermteachers.co.uk and tell me why you’re interested. Or, if you do have a CV ready, apply here!
Working with Long-term Teachers:
We are an independent agency working with Nurseries, Primary, Secondary and Special Schools.
LTT was founded with the aim of creating a genuine, transparent and straightforward service to help candidates secure their next role. We place a huge emphasis on delivering an exceptional service where you will be supported, listened to and valued throughout.
Your dedicated consultant will invest time to understand your experience, skill-set and what your ideal role looks like. You will have frequent updates with your progress through compliance, applications for specific roles as well as additional roles which we feel may be of interest to you.
We are proud to have the highest standard of compliance in achieving the REC audited status. Working with us means you will get the very best support and guidance through the clearance process from your own specific point of contact from our in-house compliance team.
In addition to the above we also offer:
- Guaranteed Pay Plans
- Agency Worker Regulations
- Interview preparation advice and support
- Support and counselling through a confidential helpline
- 24/7 access to a UK GP, including consultations and prescription delivery
- Discounts and offers worth hundreds of pounds
- Statutory employment rights, such as; sick pay, holiday pay, maternity and paternity pay