SEND Teaching Assistant

Role: SEND Teaching Assistant
Location: New Malden
Pay rate: Up to £650 per week
Contract: Monday to Friday (8:30am - 4:00pm)
Start date: September 2025

Horizon Teachers are seeking an experienced SEN Teaching Assistant to join their SEN Team and support on a 1:1 basis with children who are on the Autism spectrum and who may also have an additional diagnosis of ADHD.

This role will include supporting on a 1:1 basis inside and outside of the classroom, supporting the students academically and pastorally and may contain with feeding, and personal care.

Key responsibilities:

• To work under the direction and guidance of the SENCO to remove barriers to learning for an individual pupil in or out of the classroom
• To support safe travel around the site and to ensure personal needs are met
• To use specialist skills/training to support students to make progress in their learning and in their personal and social development
• To support the social and emotional wellbeing of the individual student
• To monitor students' responses to learning activities and accurately record achievement/progress as directed by SENCO
• To support students to catch up learning following any absence
• To be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to the SEND code of practice, Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE)

Why Horizon Teachers:

• We offer our support staff the highest rates up to £650 per week!
• A team of specialist education consultants and many with years of education experience
• We provide interview preparation and guidance throughout your job search
• We always look to pay our Teachers/Support Staff the highest rates possible
• We are like you! Here at Horizon Teachers, many of our consultants have experience in the education sector and have a strong passion for supporting schools, support staff and teachers!

Horizon Teachers is a specialist Education Recruitment Consultancy that helps Teachers and Support Staff find long term, permanent and interim employment in Primary, Secondary and Special Schools throughout London, the South East, the Midlands and the North of England. As part of the registration process you will be required to have a DBS Check carried out and all original relevant qualifications will need to be sighted and copied before any work placement. For all teaching roles you will need to hold Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or equivalent.

Horizon Teachers, part of Operam Education Group.