Special Educational Needs Teaching Assistant (SEN TA)
Full Time – 5 Days per Week
Start: ASAP | Duration: Until End of Summer Term (July)
A caring and welcoming Catholic Primary School is seeking an experienced Special Educational Needs Teaching Assistant to join their team as soon as possible until the end of the Summer Term in July.
The Role
You will be working 1:1 with a Year 2 pupil who has high autistic needs, providing dedicated support to help them access learning and feel safe, supported, and engaged within the classroom environment.
Key responsibilities include:
- Providing consistent 1:1 support throughout the school day
- Supporting the pupil with communication, emotional regulation, and learning activities
- Implementing strategies to support autism and sensory needs
- Working closely with the class teacher and SENCo
- Helping create a calm, structured and nurturing learning environment
The Ideal Candidate
The school is looking for someone who:
- Has experience supporting pupils with Autism (ASD), ideally with high needs
- Is patient, calm, and nurturing
- Has experience working 1:1 with primary-aged pupils
- Can build positive relationships and provide consistent support
- Is reliable and committed to supporting the pupil’s development
Experience in a primary school setting and knowledge of SEN strategies or autism support approaches would be highly beneficial.
Key Details
- Role: SEN Teaching Assistant (1:1 support)
- Year Group: Year 2
- Start: ASAP
- Duration: Until July (end of Summer Term)
- Days: Monday to Friday (5 days per week)
- Location: Catholic Primary School
This is a rewarding opportunity to make a real difference to a child’s school experience, working within a supportive and caring school community.
Benefits of Working with Monarch Education:
- leading provider, Crown Commercial Service Approved
- opportunity to enhance your CPD portfolio through our Affinity Academy
- free Safeguarding training
- refer a friend scheme – £200 bonus (you can make unlimited referrals)
- online portal to manage your pay and timesheets
To learn more about us and what makes Monarch one of the leading education recruitment providers nationwide – please visit our website – About Us – Monarch (monarcheducation.co.uk)
Important Information:
- All pay rates provided are inclusive of rolled up holiday pay.
- Equal Opportunities – Monarch
- Affinity Workforce Solutions and Monarch Education are committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of children and young people and expects all its temporary workers to share these commitments. As this role involves working with children on a daily basis, regulated activity is that any successful applicant’s applications will, accordance with statutory guidance, be subject to 2 employment references, an enhanced DBS check and a right to work in the UK check.
- This vacancy is based in the United Kingdom. Monarch Education operate in the UK and can only process applications from candidates who are currently UK residents and eligible to work in the UK. Whilst we will endeavour to contact you following your response, due to the high volume of applications we regret that this cannot always be possible. If you have not had notification from us within 30 days please take your application as not being successful this time but we will keep your details on file for future opportunities.
