Sen Teaching Assistant

Day-to-Day and Long-Term SEN Teaching Assistant, Coventry and Warwickshire

Many pupils do best when the same familiar face turns up each morning. That consistency helps build trust and gives them a sense of safety, even on shorter placements.

We’re looking for SEN Teaching Assistants for specialist schools across Coventry and Warwickshire. Some roles are day-to-day cover and others are long-term placements, so we’ll be clear about which is which before anything is confirmed.

If you’re curious about why pupils behave and learn the way they do, you’ll get plenty of hands-on experience with this kind of work.

Responsibilities

• Support pupils with additional needs, such as autism, ADHD, SEMH, and speech and language difficulties.
• Work 1:1 and in small groups, building trust with pupils, even when you’re only with them for a short time.
• Help pupils with learning, routines and emotional regulation, following the class teacher’s plans.
• Stay calm and consistent when pupils are finding things hard.
• Share what you notice with teachers and SENCOs, so support keeps improving.
• Settle into new classrooms and routines quickly and help keep them safe and welcoming.

Requirements

• At least 6 months’ experience as a Teaching Assistant in a specialist or SEN setting.
• A good understanding of common SEN needs.
• Excellent communication skills with pupils, colleagues and families.
• Reliability. Pupils and teachers need to know you’ll be there.
• Flexibility to take day-to-day cover, with long-term availability as an advantage.
• Full-time availability is an advantage.
• The ability to drive is an advantage, as some schools aren’t easy to reach by public transport.

What’s on offer

• Potential for regular day-to-day cover and long-term placements across Coventry and Warwickshire, depending on what schools need.
• Support from a dedicated consultant who’ll be upfront about what each role involves, including how long it’s likely to last and how to get there.

Why Sprint?

If you’re passionate about supporting students with additional needs and want a long-term role as an SEN Teaching Assistant, where you can build consistency and see the impact of your work every day, that’s exactly what we do.

Next Steps

If you’re looking for a role where you can make a genuine difference, register your interest today.

Salary is dependent on experience, training, or qualifications. The minimum experience, training or qualifications required for this position is previous experience working in a school setting.

Sprint Education Recruitment is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. We take our responsibilities extremely seriously. All staff we register will undertake thorough interviewing and referencing checks and hold, or be prepared to undergo, an Enhanced DBS check that must be registered on the Update Service.

About Sprint Education

Sprint Education is a market leading education recruitment and supply agency committed to the learning and development of young people. Specialists in SEND support for mainstream and SEN schools.

What Sprint Education offer

• Excellent daily rates paid weekly.
• Pension contributions (subject to a qualifying period).
• Full compliance with AWR (Agency Workers’ Regulations), to make sure you get the pay and working conditions you are entitled to.
• Access to a dedicated consultant, who will provide ongoing support.

Sprint Education 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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