Senior SEN Teaching Assistant / Specialist HLTA - SN2
Are you ready to make a meaningful impact on students' lives? My client is seeking a dedicated Senior Teaching Assistant who is passionate about supporting students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). This role offers the chance to guide students through their educational journey, helping them develop essential life skills and achieve their fullest potential in a supportive and nurturing environment.
This role will be working on a full-time, term-time only basis for around 6 hours per day.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Provide tailored support to individual students and small groups, helping them gain essential skills for their future education or employment
- Safeguard students by following established policies and reporting any concerns to the appropriate team
- Assist with the physical, emotional, and educational needs of students, including personal care and mental health support
- Supervise and support students with SEND in various learning environments, ensuring their safety and development
- Plan, organize, and lead learning activities, adapting them as needed to meet the needs of each student
- Communicate effectively with teachers, parents, and other professionals about student progress and well-being
About You
- Be able to do the job as described
- Have a strong understanding of how to support students with SEND, both in and out of the classroom
- Possess excellent communication skills to effectively liaise with students, staff, and parents
- Ideally be restraint trained
- Be proactive in planning and delivering tailored educational activities under the guidance of a teacher
Why You Should Apply
- Competitive salary with annual pay progression opportunities
- Support for continuous professional development (CPD) to enhance your career
- Perks – exclusive discounts on a range of products and services, from cinema tickets to holiday deals
- Access to impartial counselling services through Carefirst, including personal and professional advice
- Free on-site parking and an excellent pension scheme
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