Secondary Supply Teaching Assistant (SEN Experience) | April 2026 Start
Location: Gloucester
Contract: Full-Time Supply (Monday-Friday)
Hours: 8:15am – 3:15pm
Salary: £105.89 – £133.68 per day (DOE)
Are you patient, proactive, and passionate about supporting young people with additional needs? We are recruiting dedicated Secondary Supply Teaching Assistants with SEN experience to work across a range of secondary schools in Gloucester. Whether you have experience in school settings, have worked in care or youth support roles, or are a graduate considering a future in education, we would love to hear from you.
Working as a Supply TA provides a rewarding chance to support learners who benefit from extra guidance, while gaining experience across a variety of classroom environments. You’ll work alongside teachers, SENCOs, and pastoral teams to help students overcome barriers and achieve their potential. Many short‑term placements naturally develop into longer‑term roles, making this an excellent stepping stone into SEND support, pastoral work, or teacher training.
Secondary schools in Gloucester pride themselves on their inclusive ethos, strong support systems, and welcoming staff teams. With a focus on wellbeing, personalised learning, and positive relationships, these schools offer environments where both students and staff can grow. As an SEN‑experienced Teaching Assistant, you’ll play a key part in helping learners feel supported, confident, and ready to succeed.
About the Role
As a Secondary Supply Teaching Assistant, you will support KS3 and KS4 students with a range of needs, including autism, ADHD, SEMH, learning difficulties, and more. You may provide 1:1 support, assist in small groups, or help within the wider classroom. Your role will involve reinforcing routines, promoting independence, and ensuring all students can access the curriculum.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide 1:1 or small‑group support to students with SEN
- Assist with behaviour regulation, emotional wellbeing, and positive routines
- Help deliver lesson content, adapting tasks where required
- Work closely with teachers, SENCOs, and support teams
- Encourage engagement, confidence, and independence in learning
- Promote a calm, structured, and inclusive classroom environment
- Build strong, supportive relationships with students and staff
- Uphold safeguarding, student welfare, and school values throughout
What We’re Looking For
- Experience supporting young people with SEN (school, care, youth work, mentoring, etc.)
- Strong communication skills and the ability to build rapport
- Understanding of behaviour needs, learning differences, or social/emotional needs
- A patient, resilient, and positive approach to each day
- Ability to adapt quickly to different roles and school settings
- Commitment to safeguarding and professional conduct
- Suitable for TAs, SEN support workers, graduates, or those exploring a SEND career path
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 daily, 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.
