Job description

SEND Teaching Assistant – Full-time, long-term temporary and ongoing role starting ASAP

This school provides a calm, structured and supportive learning environment where pupils benefit from clear routines, caring adults and teaching that helps them feel safe and understood. Staff work closely together to maintain high expectations, and pupils respond well to patient, consistent approaches that encourage emotional regulation, confidence and steady progress. Pupils with SEMH needs are well supported through strong relationships and purposeful interventions.

Duties as SEND Teaching Assistant:

Provide full-time SEMH support for pupils across the school
Work 1:1 and in small groups with pupils who present emotional and behavioural challenges
Use de-escalation and regulation strategies to promote engagement
Assist with learning tasks, modelling and reinforcing key skills
Implement personalised behaviour and learning plans
Support pupils during transitions, routines and unstructured times
Work collaboratively with teachers, pastoral teams and SEND staff
Uphold safeguarding expectations and prioritise pupil welfare

Ideal SEND Teaching Assistant:

SEMH/EBD experience is essential
Confident supporting pupils with challenging behaviour
Calm, patient, resilient and able to build strong, trusting relationships
Skilled in behaviour management and emotional regulation techniques
Strong communication and teamwork skills
Able to follow guidance while using initiative when appropriate
Reliable, proactive and committed to supporting pupil development
Dedicated to safeguarding and promoting pupil well-being

Why Step Teachers?

With a rich history spanning over two decades, our teacher recruitment agency proudly serves North London, East London, Hertfordshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Oxfordshire, Cornwall, Devon and Greater Manchester. We foster exclusive relationships with schools and academies in these regions. Our dedicated team, stationed in branches across Barnet, Havering, Norwich, Cambridge, Abingdon, and Plymouth, is committed to supporting and nurturing teachers. Explore rewarding opportunities with our trusted education recruitment services.

We are an approved Crown Commercial Service supplier, proud members of the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC), and REC Audited in Education, which means we have undergone rigorous external auditing to ensure we consistently meet the highest safeguarding and compliance standing in education recruitment.

Step Teachers is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All candidates registering with Step Teachers are subject to safeguarding checks in line with the DfE’s statutory guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education, including reference checks and an Enhanced DBS check either registered on the Update Service or willingness to obtain one.

Your salary - dependent on experience - is paid weekly through PAYE – that means no self-employed or umbrella companies. Additionally, you gain access to a range of exclusive deals, including discounted high street shopping, travel offers, gym memberships, and more. Moreover, our pay portal offers comprehensive physical and emotional well-being services as standard, ensuring your overall wellness is taken care of.

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