Experienced SEN Teaching Assistant

Job Title: Experienced SEN Teaching Assistant
Location: Lambeth, London
Start Date: ASAP
Contract Type: Full-Time, Long-Term
Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Pay Rate: £110 - £120 per day (dependent on experience)

Are you an experienced SEN Teaching Assistant with a passion for supporting pupils with additional needs?

A welcoming and inclusive Special Educational Needs (SEN) school in Lambeth is seeking a confident and skilled SEN Teaching Assistant to join their team. This is a long-term position, ideal for someone with prior experience supporting students with a range of needs, including autism, ADHD, speech and language difficulties, and social-emotional challenges.

You will play a vital role in ensuring students feel supported, included, and able to access learning tailored to their individual needs.

• Provide dedicated 1:1 and small group support to students with SEN

• Assist with behaviour regulation strategies and learning interventions

• Collaborate closely with class teachers, therapists, and SENCOs

• Support EHCP goals and implement individual learning plans

• Help maintain a safe, positive, and structured learning environment

• Minimum 6 months' experience working in a SEN setting (school or similar)

• Excellent understanding of ASD, SEMH, and other learning difficulties

• Confident managing behaviour positively and calmly

• Able to build strong relationships with students and staff

• Enhanced DBS on the Update Service (or willingness to obtain one)

• Right to work in the UK

• Supportive leadership and experienced SEN staff

• Ongoing CPD and development opportunities

• Positive and collaborative team culture

• Meaningful, rewarding work that makes a difference daily