SEND Teaching Assistant

Full Time | Term Time Only | October 2025 Start
Up to £120 per day | Long Term Role (Temp to Perm)

Long Term Futures are working with a popular, inclusive secondary school in Wandsworth to appoint a Learning Support Assistant to join their Learning Support and SEMH Resource Base team from October 2025.

This role is ideal for a calm, caring and committed professional with experience supporting students with additional learning needs. You will be working closely with a Year 8 student who requires 1:1 support, including personal care, and assisting more broadly across the year group with classroom-based learning and social development.

The school offers a nurturing, structured environment where support staff are fully integrated into the wider pastoral and SEN team.

Key Responsibilities:
* Provide dedicated 1:1 support to a Year 8 student with learning difficulties, including personal care
* Support class teachers with in-class interventions and tailored SEN strategies across KS3
* Monitor emotional, academic and behavioural progress in line with the student's support plan
* Assist with transitions, break/lunch supervision and general wellbeing
* Liaise with the SENCo, teachers and external professionals as part of a multi-agency approach
* Promote a safe, inclusive and respectful learning environment

Ideal Candidate Will Have:
* GCSE Maths and English (Grade C/4 or above) - essential
* Experience supporting students with SEND, ideally within secondary education
* Confidence in delivering personal care with dignity and professionalism
* Excellent interpersonal, organisational and behaviour management skills
* A team-focused approach and understanding of safeguarding and inclusion
* Experience working in SEMH, medical or resource base settings is highly desirable

Location and Transport - Wandsworth, South West London
* Accessible via Tooting Bec, Balham and Earlsfield stations
* Local bus routes: 44, 77, 270, 155, G1
* Staff parking and cycle storage available on-site

Why Work with Long Term Futures
* Weekly pay - up to £120 per day
* Free CPD in personal care, autism support, safeguarding and SEN strategies
* Long-term and temp to perm placements only - no daily supply
* Progression into HLTA, therapy assistant or pastoral support roles
* Specialist consultant support from our SEND and secondary education team

If you're passionate about supporting students with complex needs and want to play a meaningful role in a dedicated school community, apply today with Long Term Futures.

Learning Support Assistant, SEND TA, personal care, SEMH, Year 8, Wandsworth, secondary support

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