Complex needs SEN Teaching Assistant

Complex Needs Teaching Assistant - Specialist SEN School (Wakefield)
Location: WF7
Start Date: ASAP
Contract: Full-Time, Term Time Only | Temporary to Permanent Opportunity

NextGen Teachers are currently working in partnership with a large specialist SEN provision in Wakefield (WF7) to recruit an experienced and compassionate Complex Needs Teaching Assistant to start as soon as possible. This setting supports pupils with complex and multiple learning needs, and this role will focus on secondary-aged learners requiring highly personalised support.

This is a rewarding opportunity to join a dedicated multidisciplinary team within a nurturing and highly specialist environment. You will play a key role in supporting pupils' communication, engagement, physical needs, and overall wellbeing, helping them access meaningful and personalised learning experiences.

The Role

As a Complex Needs Teaching Assistant, you will:

• Support secondary-aged pupils with complex learning needs
• Assist with personal care, feeding, and mobility where required
• Help deliver individualised learning programmes linked to EHCP outcomes
• Use sensory-based and engagement strategies to support learning
• Support communication development, including alternative communication methods
• Promote positive behaviour, wellbeing, and independence
• Work closely with teachers, therapists, and support staff
• Contribute to a safe, structured, and nurturing learning environment

We Are Looking For Someone Who:

• Has experience supporting children or young people with complex SEN
• Is confident supporting personal care and physical needs
• Demonstrates patience, empathy, and resilience
• Has a flexible and proactive approach to supporting learning
• Works effectively as part of a team
• Is committed to inclusive and specialist education

What the School Offers:

• A supportive and collaborative specialist SEN environment
• Experienced leadership and multidisciplinary team support
• Access to ongoing training and professional development
• Well-resourced classrooms and sensory learning spaces
• Opportunity to move into a permanent position
• A highly rewarding role supporting pupils with complex needs

This position is full-time, term-time only, starting ASAP, with the potential to become permanent for the right candidate.

If you have experience working with pupils with complex needs and are looking for a rewarding SEN role, please apply directly to this advert. A member of the NextGen Teachers team will be in touch to discuss the opportunity further.

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