Job Description
SEN Teaching Assistant – Complex Needs / ASD
We’re currently recruiting SEN Teaching Assistants to support pupils with complex needs in specialist settings across Rugby and surrounding areas.
This role involves working closely with children and young people with severe Autism (ASD) and challenging behaviour, providing consistent, structured support throughout the school day.
What this role involves
You’ll be supporting pupils who may:
1. Have limited verbal communication
2. Require support with emotional regulation
3. Display behaviours that challenge
4. Need a calm, patient, and consistent approach
Support is typically 1:1 or in small groups, within specialist or alternative provision settings.
Who this role is suited to
This role would suit someone who:
5. Has experience supporting severe ASD and/or challenging behaviour
6. Comes from a background in SEN, care, support work, or similar
7. Is calm under pressure and resilient
8. Understands the importance of routine, boundaries, and trust
This is a rewarding but hands-on role, where patience and consistency are key.
The details
Location: Rugby, CV21
Hours: Full-time / Part-time options available
Pay: £92.63 – £100 per day (depending on experience)
You’ll be working with a SEND-specialist education agency that focuses on placing the right staff into the right settings.
All roles are subject to enhanced DBS and safeguarding checks.
What New Directions Education Ltd offers:
9. A dedicated and expert Account Manager
10. Regular and varied supply work
11. Competitive rates of pay
12. Potential long-term roles
13. Full compliance with the Agency Workers Regulation (AWR)
14. A network of branches across the UK
15. One of the preferred suppliers to all 22 local authorities in Wales under the All Wales Framework Agreement
16. We are the major teaching supply agency for Welsh speaking teachers across Wales
17. Recommend-a-friend scheme
18. Respected reputation across the education and recruitment industry
We are fully committed to the protection of children and vulnerable adults. All applicants must undertake a full enhanced DBS check.
Please select Apply Now to enquire about this job vacancy with New Directions Education Ltd, Birmingham branch.
New Directions Education Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.