Location: Longsight
Start Date: September 2025
Working Hours: Full-time, Monday-Friday
Setting: Primary School - EYFS SEN Provision
Salary: £102 per day
Do you have the resilience, compassion and experience to support young children with complex additional needs? Are you confident managing behaviour and able to offer a nurturing, structured approach to children in the Early Years?
We're working with a primary school in Longsight with a well-established SEN provision that supports EYFS pupils with a wide range of needs, including Autism, communication difficulties, SEMH, and global developmental delay. Some pupils display challenging behaviours and may require personal care, so the school is looking for a strong, empathetic SEN Teaching Assistant who can offer calm consistency and emotional support.
The Role:
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Working 1:1 and in small groups within the EYFS SEN provision
Working 1:1 and in small groups within the EYFS SEN provision
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Supporting children with complex needs and behaviours that challenge
Supporting children with complex needs and behaviours that challenge
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Delivering sensory and structured learning activities
Delivering sensory and structured learning activities
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Providing personal care where required (toileting/changing)
Providing personal care where required (toileting/changing)
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Following EHCP targets and supporting with emotional regulation
Following EHCP targets and supporting with emotional regulation
Ideal Candidate:
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Experience supporting children with additional needs, ideally in EYFS or SEN settings
Experience supporting children with additional needs, ideally in EYFS or SEN settings
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Confident in managing behaviour using positive, consistent strategies
Confident in managing behaviour using positive, consistent strategies
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Comfortable providing personal care with dignity and sensitivity
Comfortable providing personal care with dignity and sensitivity
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Calm, patient and emotionally resilient
Calm, patient and emotionally resilient
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Knowledge of SEN strategies such as visual supports, sensory play, and routine-based interventions
Knowledge of SEN strategies such as visual supports, sensory play, and routine-based interventions
What the School Offers:
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Strong leadership and a dedicated SEN team
Strong leadership and a dedicated SEN team
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Ongoing training including behaviour management and safeguarding
Ongoing training including behaviour management and safeguarding
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A purpose-built SEN provision with access to specialist resources
A purpose-built SEN provision with access to specialist resources
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A rewarding, supportive environment with opportunities for career development
A rewarding, supportive environment with opportunities for career development
If you're committed to inclusion and thrive in a role where every day brings new challenges and meaningful progress, apply now to join this supportive Longsight school from September.
This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS (child and adult workforce), satisfactory references, and full compliance with KCSIE (2024) guidance and safer recruitment standards. Overseas police checks may be required where applicable. Educato Limited is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Educato Limited acts as an employment business in relation to this vacancy.
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