Ready for a Change? Turn Your Care Experience into a Classroom Career
Are you an experienced Child Residential Support Worker or Personal Assistant to someone with SEN looking for a fresh challenge? If you’re ready to take your skills in a new direction, this is your opportunity to step into a specialist SEND school and make a lasting difference in young people’s lives.
We’re offering a rewarding transition into education, supporting pupils with Severe Learning Difficulties (SLD) and Profound & Multiple Learning Difficulties (PMLD). This role allows you to move beyond residential care into a structured, supportive classroom environment where your experience will directly contribute to learning, independence, and personal development.
About the Role
As an SEND Teaching Assistant, you’ll work within a specialist school supporting children with additional needs, including mental health and communication difficulties.
Your role will include:
Providing 1:1 and small group support in the classroom
Assisting with personal care and maintaining dignity at all times
Supporting behaviour management in a calm and consistent manner
Helping with moving and handling where required
Encouraging engagement, confidence, and independence in learning
This is a term-time, classroom-based role, with working hours typically 8:30am – 3:30pm, Monday to Friday.
What We’re Looking For
We’re seeking someone who:
Is patient, caring, and compassionate
Can remain calm and resilient when faced with challenging behaviour
Has experience delivering 1:1 support to vulnerable young people
Promotes dignity, respect, and inclusion in everything they do
Is flexible, reliable, and adaptable in a dynamic environment
Requirements
Enhanced Child & Adult DBS on the Update Service
Right to work in the UK (e.g. Passport, Driving Licence, Share Code, or Birth Certificate)
Essential: Experience supporting vulnerable children or young people
Why Move into SEND Education?
Enjoy a more structured and consistent working environment
Play a direct role in education and life skills development
Work alongside a multi-disciplinary team of professionals
Make a meaningful, long-term impact on young people’s futures
Apply Now
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About TeacherActive
TeacherActive is one of the UK’s leading education recruitment agencies, with over 20 years of experience supporting schools and placing teachers and support staff into rewarding roles. We pride ourselves on providing an excellent service to both our schools and candidates.
Equal Opportunities Statement
TeacherActive is an equal opportunities employer, and operates as an Employment Business in providing temporary or contract job seeking services.
Safeguarding and DBS Compliance
Registration involves an enhanced DBS check, ID checks and will require you to supply good professional references. We pride ourselves on excellent service. We can provide a wide range of opportunities in schools and other educational institutions, with good rates of pay, at times to suit your needs.
Regular external audits have shown repeatedly that our standards are exceptional. We are passionate about finding the right staff for each environment