SEND TA's required for September!
Job description
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SEND Specialist Teaching Assistant - Full-Time & Part-Time Opportunities
Teaching Personnel are currently seeking experienced SEND Specialist Teaching Assistants to support a range of welcoming and inclusive schools with full-time and part-time opportunities.
We are working closely with primary schools and specialist provisions seeking dedicated professionals to support pupils with a variety of additional needs, including Autism (ASC), ADHD, SEMH, speech and language difficulties, and moderate to severe learning needs.
These roles are ideal for experienced SEND practitioners looking to make a meaningful difference to pupils' educational journeys while securing consistent and rewarding work.
A full UK driving licence is desirable due to school locations, but not essential.
The Role
As a SEND Specialist Teaching Assistant working through Teaching Personnel, you will:
- Provide high-quality 1:1 and small group support to pupils with SEND
- Implement strategies and interventions tailored to individual pupil needs
- Support pupils with their academic, social, emotional, and behavioural development
- Work closely with teachers, SENCOs, and external professionals
- Help create a safe, structured, and inclusive learning environment
- Promote positive behaviour and emotional regulation
- Adapt learning resources to support accessibility and engagement
A Typical Day May Include
- Supporting pupils on a 1:1 basis throughout the school day
- Delivering targeted interventions and learning activities
- Assisting pupils with communication, social interaction, and emotional regulation
- Supporting behaviour management plans and individual learning targets
- Working alongside teaching staff to ensure pupils remain engaged in learning
- Monitoring progress and providing feedback to teachers and SENCOs
- Supporting transitions, breaktimes, and structured activities where required
Who We're Looking For
- Essential: recent and relevant UK-based experience supporting pupils with SEND
- Experience supporting needs such as ASC, ADHD, SEMH, speech and language difficulties, or learning disabilities
- A calm, patient, resilient, and nurturing approach
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills
- The ability to adapt to the needs of individual pupils and school environments
- A genuine passion for supporting children with additional needs
- Enhanced DBS on the Update Service (or willingness to apply)
Benefits of Working with Teaching Personnel
- Competitive weekly pay, paid via PAYE with no umbrella deductions
- Access to a wide range of full-time, part-time, long-term, and permanent opportunities
- Dedicated personal consultant providing ongoing support and career guidance
- Access to free CPD and specialist SEND training courses
- Opportunities to work within mainstream schools, specialist provisions, and resource bases
- Support with CV writing, interview preparation, and career progression
- Pension contributions (subject to eligibility)
- Quick and efficient registration process
- Flexible opportunities to suit your availability and career goals
- Consistent work available for experienced and committed SEND professionals
- Strong local knowledge and established relationships with schools
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Key skills
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Application advice
5 AI-generated recommendations to maximise your chances.
⭐ Lead your Personal Statement with your specific SEND experience — the advert lists ASC, ADHD, SEMH, and speech and language as priority needs, so name each condition you have supported directly.
📊 Quantify your impact where possible: e.g. 'Supported 4 pupils with ASC across 1:1 and small group settings, contributing to a 20% improvement in on-task behaviour over one term'.
🎯 Confirm your Enhanced DBS status on the Update Service in your CV header or a short profile line — the advert flags this as essential and it speeds up registration with Teaching Personnel.
🌐 Highlight any CPD, specialist SEND training, or relevant qualifications (e.g. Team Teach, Makaton, ELKLAN) as the advert explicitly values ongoing professional development.
🤝 Mention experience collaborating with SENCOs, external professionals, and teaching staff, as the advert specifically calls out cross-professional working as a core part of the role.
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- •Delivered daily 1:1 and small group interventions for 6 pupils with ASC and ADHD, supporting measurable progress against individual learning targets across a full academic year.
- •Implemented SEMH behaviour management plans for 3 pupils in a specialist provision, contributing to a 30% reduction in recorded behavioural incidents over two terms.
- •Collaborated with the SENCO and speech and language therapist to adapt communication resources for 4 pupils with speech and language difficulties, improving classroom participation rates by 25%.
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Teaching Personnel's search for experienced SEND Specialist Teaching Assistants in Cambridge aligns precisely with the work I have built my career around. Having provided 1:1 and small group support to pupils with ASC, ADHD, and SEMH needs within both mainstream and specialist provision settings, I am confident I can deliver the high-quality, tailored interventions your partner schools require from September.
My background in SEND support includes implementing behaviour management plans, adapting learning resources for accessibility, and working alongside SENCOs and external professionals to monitor pupil progress. I hold an Enhanced DBS on the Update Service and have completed CPD in emotional regulation strategies, enabling me to contribute effectively from day one.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›How do you differentiate your support strategies for a pupil with ASC compared to one with SEMH needs?
- ›Describe an intervention you have delivered to support a pupil's communication and social interaction skills.
- ›How do you adapt learning resources to improve accessibility for pupils with moderate to severe learning needs?
- ›What approaches do you use to implement and monitor a pupil's behaviour management plan?
- ›How do you record and report pupil progress to a SENCO or class teacher effectively?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you supported a pupil through a particularly challenging emotional or behavioural episode — what did you do and what was the outcome?
- ›Describe a situation where you had to adapt quickly to a change in a pupil's needs or school environment.
- ›Give an example of when you worked closely with a teacher or external professional to improve outcomes for a SEND pupil.
- ›Tell me about a time you helped a pupil with SEND successfully transition between activities or settings.
- ›Describe a moment when your patience and resilience made a tangible difference to a pupil's engagement or wellbeing.
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 pupil through a particularly challenging emotional or behavioural episode — what did you do and what was the outcome?
Describe a situation where you had to adapt quickly to a change in a pupil's needs or school environment.