SEN Teaching Assistant

SEN Teaching Assistant | Leeds | Immediate Start

Location: Leeds

Contract: Full-time, Term-Time, Permanent

Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30am - 3:30pm

Age Group: 4-16 years

Start Date: ASAP

Salary: £19500 - £20,500 (depending on experience)

NextGen Teachers are seeking a caring SEN Teaching Assistant to support pupils with complex needs, ensuring their safety, wellbeing, and access to learning.

You will support classroom learning, behaviour, and personal care, deliver interventions, and assist with physical, emotional, and medical needs, following all safeguarding procedures.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support pupils with SEN and complex needs, ensuring safety and access to learning
• Assist teachers with engaging, differentiated lessons
• Promote positive behaviour and learning attitudes
• Provide personal care, including feeding, hygiene, and medical support where needed
• Ensure pupil wellbeing and safety at all times
• Follow school policies, procedures, and safeguarding requirements

What we're looking for:

• Experience supporting children or young people with SEN is essential
• Caring, committed, and passionate about supporting learners with complex needs
• Experience or willingness to support physical, medical, behavioural, and emotional needs
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills
• Calm, patient, and resilient approach to behaviour support
• Team player who follows guidance from teaching and senior staff
• Flexible, proactive, and adaptable in a school environment
• Strong commitment to safeguarding and school policies .

Why Apply for This SEN Teaching Assistant Role?

• Competitive pay and full-time hours
• Supportive, collaborative SEN team
• Work with a range of complex learning, physical, and medical needs
• Access high-quality training and professional development
• Develop skills in safeguarding, interventions, and behaviour support
• Rewarding, varied role with real impact
• Opportunities for progression in a developing school
• Support pupils' learning, wellbeing, and development

Contact Philippa at philippa@nextgenteachers.co.uk for more information.

We look forward to reviewing your application.

NextGen Teachers is an education recruitment agency specialising in SEN and SEMH. We work with community schools through to multi-academy trusts across West Yorkshire, the South East of England and London, connecting educators with meaningful teaching opportunities.

We recruit for SEN qualified teachers, teaching support staff, and both short-term and long-term supply roles across Primary, Secondary and SEN schools. As a candidate with NextGen Teachers, you'll be supported by a team that genuinely cares about your career - taking the time to understand what you're looking for and matching you with schools where you can thrive and make a real difference.

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