Job description

SEND Teaching Assistant – Full-time, long-term temporary and ongoing role starting March 2026

This school provides a calm, structured, and supportive learning environment where pupils benefit from nurturing staff, clear routines, and teaching that promotes confidence and steady progress. Leaders work closely with staff to uphold high expectations, helping pupils feel safe, understood, and ready to learn. Pupils with varied needs respond well to patient, consistent approaches that support communication, independence, and engagement.

Duties as SEND Teaching Assistant:

Provide whole‑group SEND support across a range of classes and age groups
Assist pupils with Autism and learning difficulties with tailored strategies
Support learning activities through modelling, guided work, and encouragement
Promote positive behaviour and maintain consistent classroom routines
Help pupils with communication, emotional regulation, and social interaction
Prepare and organise resources for daily activities
Work collaboratively with teachers and wider SEND staff
Uphold safeguarding expectations and prioritise pupil welfare

Ideal SEND Teaching Assistant:

Experience supporting children with Autism and learning difficulties
Confident supporting mixed age groups across primary and secondary phases
Calm, patient, and adaptable when responding to complex needs
Good communication and teamwork skills
Able to follow guidance while also using initiative
Reliable, proactive, and committed to supporting pupil progress
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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