SEND Teaching Assistant

SEN Teaching Assistant Job

First for Education is seeking a compassionate, proactive, and resilient SEN Teaching Assistant to join a specialist SEN school in Acocks Green, supporting pupils with a range of additional needs and individual learning requirements.
This is a full-time, long-term position, working with pupils who require additional support with learning, communication, behaviour, emotional wellbeing, and personal development.
The school caters for pupils with a variety of needs and provides a highly supportive, inclusive, and nurturing environment with experienced staff and access to specialist training. This makes it an excellent opportunity for a SEN Teaching Assistant looking to develop their experience, enhance their SEN knowledge, and build specialist skills within an educational setting.
SEN Teaching Assistant Benefits

• Competitive daily rate (£95–£120 per day, dependent on experience)
• PAYE paid weekly
• Long-term stability
• Access to specialist SEN training, CPD, and professional development opportunities
• Dedicated consultant support throughout your placement
• £150 refer a friend scheme (T&Cs apply)

SEN Teaching Assistant Role Requirements

• Previous experience working as a Teaching Assistant, Learning Support Assistant, or within an SEN setting
• Experience supporting pupils with a range of additional needs, e.g. ASD, ADHD, SEMH, MLD
• Strong communication, patience, resilience, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to build positive, trusting, and consistent relationships with pupils
• A proactive, adaptable, and child-centred approach
• Willingness to support with personal care if required (training provided)
• Commitment to safeguarding, inclusion, pupil wellbeing, and positive outcomes
• Enhanced DBS on the Update Service or willingness to apply

The Successful SEN Teaching Assistant Will

• Support pupils on a 1:1 basis and within small-group settings
• Assist with learning activities, personal development, and individual learning goals
• Support pupils with communication, behaviour, emotional regulation, engagement, and social development
• Help create a safe, structured, supportive, and inclusive learning environment
• Work closely with teachers, SENCO, and wider support staff as part of a collaborative multidisciplinary team
• Adapt support strategies, learning activities, and approaches to meet individual pupil needs
• Encourage independence, confidence, participation, and positive learning behaviours

Interested in This SEN Teaching Assistant Job in Acocks Green?If you are interested in applying for this SEN Teaching Assistant role in Acocks Green, please apply today or send your CV to tevin.phillips@firstforeducation.co.uk.
Safeguarding & ComplianceWe are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expect all staff and candidates to share this commitment.
Our recruitment processes follow Safer Recruitment guidelines in line with current legislation, including Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) and Working Together to Safeguard Children (2023). All appointments are subject to pre-employment checks, including references and an enhanced DBS check.
We are also committed to creating an inclusive recruitment process and workplace. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences, and are happy to make reasonable adjustments and provide accessible opportunities where required.
Operam Education Group includes Provide Education | Teachers UK | Provision Recruitment | The Education Specialists | First for Education | Horizon Teachers | Key Stage Teacher Supply.
We’re proud to be an inclusive employer, welcoming applicants from all backgrounds and committed to creating accessible, equitable, and supportive opportunities across education.
As part of our registration process, you’ll need an enhanced DBS check, and we’ll need to see and copy your original qualifications before any placement. Teaching roles require Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or equivalent.

Operam Education Group includes Provide Education | Teachers UK | Provision Recruitment | The Education Specialists | First for Education | Horizon Teachers | Key Stage Teacher Supply
 
We’re proud to be an inclusive employer, welcoming applicants from all backgrounds and committed to creating accessible opportunities across education.
 
As part of our registration process, you’ll need an enhanced DBS check and we’ll need to see and copy your original qualifications before any placement. Teaching roles require Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or equivalent.