SEND Teaching Assistant
Summary
Looking to bring your support work skills into education? A welcoming and inclusive school near Kendal is seeking two compassionate SEND Teaching Assistants to join their dedicated team. This is a long-term temporary role with the potential to become permanent. Competitive pay is guaranteed.
The Role
As a SEND Teaching Assistant, you’ll provide classroom-based support for pupils with a range of additional needs. Working closely with teaching staff, you'll help ensure pupils can access learning, develop confidence, and feel safe and included throughout the school day.
Key responsibilities include:
- Supporting students with academic tasks and adapting materials to meet individual needs.
- Promoting social interaction, engagement, and emotional wellbeing.
- Helping implement and review personalised learning plans.
- Assisting with personal care, including feeding, toileting, and mobility, where needed.
- Supporting behaviour management using positive and proactive strategies.
- Encouraging pupils to develop independence and confidence in both academic and life skills.
- Contributing to a calm, inclusive learning environment across lessons, break times, and transitions.
The Ideal Person and Skills/Education Needed
This role is ideal for individuals with experience in care, health, or support work who are now ready to move into a school setting. The ideal candidate will have:
- A relevant qualification in support work, childcare, education, or a related field.
- Experience supporting children or adults with SEND.
- Strong communication and teamwork skills.
- Confidence in using behaviour support and de-escalation techniques.
- The ability to provide respectful and dignified personal care when needed.
- A calm, caring, and flexible approach to supporting pupils in a busy school setting.
- A genuine passion for helping young people succeed.
The School
The school has a strong commitment to inclusion, with a culture rooted in kindness, respect, and resilience. Staff work collaboratively to ensure every child has access to the support they need, with individualised strategies and nurturing interventions that help SEND pupils thrive both in and out of the classroom.
Hours
Monday to Friday, 8.30 am–3.30 pm. Part-time applications are welcomed.
The Benefits
- A classroom-based role with consistent, family-friendly hours.
- Competitive pay.
- A nurturing and inclusive school environment.
- Long-term temporary role with the potential to become permanent.
- A rewarding opportunity to support pupils with additional needs to achieve their potential.
Make a lasting impact—support, guide, and inspire pupils with SEND every day.
Safeguarding children is an integral part of what we do and we have a stringent safer recruitment process. We undertake checks on all the candidates we work with. As such we require a current Enhanced DBS Disclosure for everyone working in Schools. If you do not have a subscription to the DBS Update Service, you may be required to complete a new DBS application as part of the registration process. If you take a temporary role with Sense Education you will be paid on a weekly basis. All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position but long term. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Temp to perm
Pay: £91.00-£105.00 per day
Benefits:
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Transport links
Work Location: In person
