SEN Teaching Assistant - Outstanding Special School (Kirkham)
Start Date: January 2025
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30am-3:30pm
Pay: £90-£118.89 per day
Contract: January 2025 - July 2025 (with potential to become temp-to-perm)
Tradewind Recruitment are supporting an Outstanding Special School in Kirkham that provides exceptional education for children and young people aged 2-19 with Severe Learning Difficulties (SLD) and Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties (PMLD). The school is seeking a compassionate, committed and proactive SEN Teaching Assistant to join their team from January 2025.
About the Role
As an SEN Teaching Assistant, you will:
Support pupils aged 2-19 with SLD, PMLD, complex needs, and communication difficulties.
Work as part of a highly skilled team to provide personalised learning, sensory activities, and therapeutic support.
Assist with mobility, personal care, feeding, and communication techniques (training provided).
Create a nurturing, consistent, and safe environment that promotes independence and wellbeing.
Support EHCP targets through structured activities and 1:1 or small-group work.
Experience in SEN settings is beneficial but not essential-the school welcomes applicants with empathy, patience, resilience, and a genuine passion for supporting vulnerable learners.
About the School
Rated Outstanding
Specialist provision for SLD and PMLD learners aged 2-19
Highly skilled multidisciplinary team
Excellent training, CPD, and development opportunities
Warm, supportive, and collaborative staff culture
Accessible by public transport with free on-site parking
Why Tradewind?
Top rates of pay - PAYE
Extensive SEN-focused CPD and training
Referral bonuses
Termly networking & social events
Apply Now to join this exceptional SEN school as a Teaching Assistant in Kirkham starting January 2025.
For more information, contact Christina on (phone number removed) or email