SEND Teaching Assistant

Job Role: SEND Teaching Assistant.

Location: Lightcliffe Academy, Halifax.

Contract type: Long Term contract.

Start Date: September 2026 or opportunities available ASAP.

This long-term opportunity offers the chance to make a lasting impact within a supportive secondary school while developing valuable experience in SEND education.

Your Role

• Support students with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) both in and out of the classroom.
• Work closely with teachers to deliver tailored learning and intervention activities.
• Provide one-to-one and small group support to help students achieve their learning goals.
• Promote positive behaviour and encourage student engagement.
• Build strong relationships with students, staff, and parents.
• Help create a safe, inclusive, and supportive learning environment.
• Support students with social, emotional, and academic development.

What We're Looking For

• Previous experience working with children or young people, ideally within an educational or SEND setting.
• A passion for supporting students with additional learning needs.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Patience, empathy, and a positive attitude.
• The ability to build strong relationships and inspire confidence in young people.
• A proactive and adaptable approach to supporting learning.
• Enhanced DBS on the Update Service or willingness to obtain one.
• Right to work in the UK.

Benefits

• Fantastic FREE opportunities for CPD.
• We pay immediately to scale on long term positions and 80% to scale on short term.
• Weekly PAYE payments.

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