SEND Teaching Assistant
Worcestershire
Full time
£25,200 per annum
Vacancy ID
a525a939-8269-4893-972f-6429b14ab8ce
Job Description
Supporting pupils throughout the school day, SEND Teaching Assistants help create calm and structured learning environments. The focus is on providing tailored academic and emotional support, adapting tasks where needed, and helping pupils feel secure and confident in the classroom. Strong communication, patience, and consistency are essential, alongside a clear understanding of safeguarding responsibilities.
Supports pupils with SEND in lessons and structured interventions.
Works closely with teachers to adapt learning activities.
Promotes confidence, independence, and positive behaviour.
Maintains safeguarding, care, and wellbeing standards.
Desired Experience + Qualifications
Experience supporting children with SEND or complex needs.
Warm. patient communicator with a child-centred approach.
Comfortable using visuals and structured strategies.
Willing to collaborate across a multidisciplinary team.
About the School
Located in Worcestershire (WR4), this SEND school has a secure Ofsted Good rating and is known for its calm, structured, and highly supportive environment. The school specialises in supporting pupils with autism, communication differences, and sensory processing needs, offering carefully designed learning spaces that promote predictability and regulation.
Classrooms follow consistent visual routines, supported by multidisciplinary teams including speech and language therapists and occupational therapists. The school places strong emphasis on emotional readiness, communication development, and reducing sensory overwhelm. Families frequently praise its relational approach and the personal progress pupils make over time.
Staff receive meaningful training in SEND-specific approaches, alongside a strong CPD offer that supports steady development and confidence. This is an environment where support staff are valued, listened to, and encouraged to grow.
Candidates who enjoy structured, relationship-led practice and want to make a genuine difference to pupils’ daily experiences will feel at home here.