Details:
- Salary: £102 - 115 - Day
- Job Type: Contract
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Day
- Location: Rossendale Lancashire
- Date: 9 hours ago
Description:
SEN Teaching Assistant - Rossendale | Specialist School Job Vacancy
Location: Rossendale, Lancashire (UK)
Position: Special Educational Needs (SEN) Teaching Assistant
Contract Type: Full-Time / Permanent (Immediate Start)
Salary: £102.89 - £115.89 per day
Job Advert Summary
Tradewind Recruitment is actively recruiting a dedicated SEN Teaching Assistant for an immediate start in Rossendale. This is an urgent, high-priority vacancy supporting wonderful learners within a specialist school environment. If you have a background in special education, youth support, or care, apply today to secure an immediate interview.
The school have core ethos is to Inspire, Learn, Enjoy and Achieve. With this at the forefront of the staff minds, they aim to maintain high expectations for all learners. They have highly skilled specialist teachers and teaching assistants plan fun, engaging, and interactive lessons tailored to individual needs, ensuring consistent progress across the curriculum.
Key Roles & Responsibilities
Specialist Pupil Support: Assist students with diverse special educational needs (SEN) across daily interactive lessons, activities, and curriculum tasks.
Engaging Learning Environment: Help deliver fun, engaging, and creative learning spaces designed to ensure progress across all areas of the curriculum.
Communication & Engagement: Support alternative communication methods, emotional wellbeing, and positive social interaction strategies.
Welfare & Personal Care: Support pupils with pastoral care and daily routines with warmth, patience, and dignity.
Collaborative Teamwork: Work closely with specialist teachers, multi-agency professionals, and families to support holistic student development.
Person Specification & Requirements
Experience: Previous professional background or strong volunteering experience supporting children or young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), or a care/support background.
Key Attributes: Exceptional patience, emotional resilience, high empathy, adaptability, and a positive attitude.
Compliance: Must hold a current, valid Enhanced DBS certificate registered on the Update Service (or be in a position to process one immediately) and be available for an immediate start.
How to Apply: Click 'Apply Now' to be considered for this rewarding role in Rossendale, or contact Christina Grindy at Tradewind Recruitment:
Phone: (phone number removed)
Email: (url removed)