SEN Teaching Assistant
Job description
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Location: Lincoln
Contract: Temporary (with potential for long-term)
Agency: Academics
Academics are looking for a dedicated SEN Teaching Assistant to join a welcoming SEN school in Lincoln. This is a fantastic opportunity to support children and young people with a range of special educational needs in a supportive and rewarding environment.
As a SEN Teaching Assistant, you will work alongside experienced teachers to provide both academic and emotional support to pupils with autism, ADHD, and complex learning needs. You'll help create an inclusive and engaging classroom where every student can thrive.
This SEN Teaching Assistant role would be ideal for someone with experience in education or from a care background, such as residential care, youth work, or supporting vulnerable individuals. Your compassion, patience, and transferable skills will be highly valued in this role.
Academics offer ongoing support and professional development opportunities to help you grow in your career as a SEN Teaching Assistant.
Requirements:
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Experience supporting children or young people (education or care background preferred)
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Passion for working with pupils with additional needs
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Resilient, patient, and caring approach
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Ability to work well as part of a team
If you're ready to make a difference as a SEN Teaching Assistant, apply today to join a fantastic school community through Academics in Lincoln.
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Key skills
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Application advice
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⭐ Lead your CV personal statement with direct SEN experience — the advert explicitly seeks candidates with autism and ADHD support backgrounds, so name these conditions upfront.
📊 Quantify your impact where possible: "Supported 6 pupils with SEND across KS2-KS3, contributing to a 20% improvement in lesson engagement scores over one term."
🎯 Highlight any care background prominently — the advert explicitly welcomes residential care, youth work, or vulnerable-person support as equivalent to classroom experience, so do not bury this under education roles.
🌐 Reference inclusive classroom strategies you have used (e.g. visual timetables, Makaton, sensory breaks) as the advert emphasises creating an inclusive and engaging environment.
🤝 Include a brief section on professional development or training completed (e.g. Team Teach, safeguarding, autism awareness certificates) as Academics specifically mention ongoing CPD as a benefit, signalling they value staff who invest in their own learning.
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- •Delivered one-to-one and small-group SEND support for 8 pupils with autism and ADHD across KS2, contributing to a measurable reduction in classroom disruption incidents by 30% over one academic term.
- •Implemented visual timetables and sensory regulation strategies for 4 pupils with complex learning needs, enabling all 4 to complete full lesson sessions independently within 6 weeks of intervention.
- •Collaborated with class teachers and the SENCO to review and update 10 individual education plans, ensuring targets were reviewed termly and aligned with EHC plan outcomes.
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Academics' SEN Teaching Assistant vacancy in Lincoln stands out to me because of the school's commitment to inclusive education for pupils with autism, ADHD, and complex learning needs — areas where I have developed practical, hands-on skills. The opportunity to provide both academic and emotional support within a dedicated SEN setting is precisely the kind of meaningful work I am seeking.
My background in supporting children and young people with additional needs has equipped me with behaviour management strategies, one-to-one intervention techniques, and the patience required to help each pupil engage at their own pace. I have experience adapting activities to meet individual learning profiles and communicating effectively with teachers and SENCOs to ensure consistent support.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›How would you adapt a lesson activity for a pupil with autism who is experiencing sensory overload?
- ›What strategies have you used to support a child with ADHD to stay focused during structured learning time?
- ›How do you differentiate support between pupils with varying levels of complex learning needs within the same classroom?
- ›What de-escalation techniques are you familiar with, and in what contexts have you applied them?
- ›How do you record and communicate a pupil's progress or concerns to the class teacher and SENCO?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you supported a child or young person through an emotional or behavioural crisis — what did you do and what was the outcome?
- ›Describe a situation where you had to adapt quickly to an unexpected challenge while working with a vulnerable individual.
- ›Give an example of when you worked as part of a team to achieve a positive outcome for a child with additional needs.
- ›Tell me about a time your patience was tested in a care or education setting — how did you manage it?
- ›Describe a moment when you felt you made a meaningful difference to a young person's confidence or learning — what did you do specifically?
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell me about a time you supported a child or young person through an emotional or behavioural crisis — what did you do and what was the outcome?
Give an example of when you worked as part of a team to achieve a positive outcome for a child with additional needs.