SEND Teaching Assistant

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About the role

SEND Teaching Assistant

Rotherham

Full Time (Monday – Friday) (Temporary – Permanent)

Working hours: 08:30am - 15:30pm

£444.60 - £524.90 Per Week

Start date: Monday 17th November 2025 – Flexible start dates available

The Role

Working closely with children and young people with complex needs including autism spectrum disorders (ASD), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), physical disabilities, social emotional and mental health (SEMH) and emotional behavioural difficulties (EBD). You will be working within a strong team of staff, supporting one another in the workplace. You must have a passion for education and a motivation to provide a good level of learning and development to students in a classroom environment. You will be supporting children between the ages of 5 – 16 years old (KS1 – KS4). You will be supporting young children who have communication and interaction difficulties, cognition and learning difficulties and sensory or physical difficulties.

The School

The school located in Rotherham work tirelessly for their students and was recently rated ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted. As a SEND Teaching Assistant, the school would require you to be supporting the classroom teacher by providing individual or small group assistance to students, helping with lesson preparation and delivery, managing classroom behaviour, and generally ensuring a positive learning environment for all pupils.

The ideal candidate will have:

  • Experience of working with individuals with Special Educational Needs.
  • Experience of working with behaviours that challenge.
  • Be a resilient and trustworthy worker with a passion for education.
  • An ability to work as part of a strong team and support others where necessary.
  • To be highly motivated, adaptable, committed and enthusiastic within the workplace.
  • Access to a car or easy public transport routes.
  • Desirable – Level 2 Team Teach.

    • What we offer

  • Excellent daily rates paid using the PAYE system. (Daily rate is subject to your scale rate, experience in role and qualifications which will be discussed at the point of registration).
  • Guaranteed pay scheme (subject to availability).
  • Social and networking events.
  • Pension contributions.
  • CPD to help with your professional development.
  • Access to a dedicated consultant.
  • Access to free courses such as Team Teach.

    • About us
    We are a market-leading education supply agency committed to the development of young people. With branches across the country, we are an employer of choice for high quality educators.

    We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

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    Location:
    Rotherham
    Job Type:
    FullTime

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