Teaching Assistant

Job description

SEN Teaching Assistant
Salary £12.87 - £14.03 p/hr (actual pay: £22,996 to £25,068)
Contract : Permanent, Full-Time Term Time Only
Location: Leyland, Lancashire
Hours: 40 Hours per week

We are currently seeking an SEN Teaching Assistant to join anindependent day school in Lancashire providing specialist education for young people aged 9-16 with Social, Emotional and Mental Health difficulties (SEMH).

The role:
Teaching Assistants support the children with their learning and general wellbeing to ensure every child has the best opportunity to reach their full potential in a caring and safe environment. Where necessary this may include supporting with care needs from time to time as well as positive behaviour management adopting a tailored approach to the individual child.

Key duties:

Participate in the planning and evaluation of learning activities.
Provide meaningful feedback on pupil attainment and progress.
Support the teacher in monitoring, assessing, recording and reporting pupils' progress according to the school's policies to monitor and foster pupils' progress in all areas of learning.
Support positive behaviour and concentration levels of the children and adapt own behaviour and responses to any change or escalations in behaviour of the children.
Promote spiritual, moral, social and cultural (SMSC) development and British values within the PSHE policy across the whole school.
Promote pupils' cognitive, social, emotional, behavioural, physical development and spiritual well-being through the whole Curriculum.

Experience and Skills required: Experience working with SEN in an employed or voluntary setting
Undertake Team Teach certification within probation period is essential
Full UK driving licence as there is a requirement to transport pupils to and from school and engage in off-site enrichment activities which requires transportation
Willingness to work towards L3 Teaching Assistant award or equivalentis desirable
GCSE Maths and English Level 2/C or above qualification
Understanding of the Safeguarding principles and Child Protection procedures.
Knowledge or experience of pupils with SEN or SEMH/ASD
Commitment to the role, the desire to put the child first and treat them as an individual
Be positive and creative in meeting pupils' needs

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Leyland

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

08-09-2026

Profession type

Teaching / Instructors / Guides

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English