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Posted 03 August, 2026

SEN Teaching Assistant

Positive Futures Recruitment Ltd
Preston, ENG, GB Full Time

Job Description

SEN Teaching Assistant
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£12.87 - £14.03 p/hr (actual pay: £22,996 to £25,068)\n
Contract: Permanent, Full-Time Term Time Only\n
Location: Leyland, Lancashire\n
Hours:40 Hours per week\n
\n We are currently seeking an SEN Teaching Assistant to join anindependent day school in Lancashire providing specialist education for young people aged 9-16 with Social, Emotional and Mental Health difficulties (SEMH).\n
The role:
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\n Teaching Assistants support the children with their learning and general wellbeing to ensure every child has the best opportunity to reach their full potential in a caring and safe environment. Where necessary this may include supporting with care needs from time to time as well as positive behaviour management adopting a tailored approach to the individual child.\n
Key duties:\n
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  • Participate in the planning and evaluation of learning activities.
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  • Provide meaningful feedback on pupil attainment and progress.
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  • Support the teacher in monitoring, assessing, recording and reporting pupils' progress according to the school's policies to monitor and foster pupils' progress in all areas of learning.
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  • Support positive behaviour and concentration levels of the children and adapt own behaviour and responses to any change or escalations in behaviour of the children.
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  • Promote spiritual, moral, social and cultural (SMSC) development and British values within the PSHE policy across the whole school.
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  • Promote pupils' cognitive, social, emotional, behavioural, physical development and spiritual well-being through the whole Curriculum.
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Experience and Skills required:\n
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  • Experience working with SEN in an employed or voluntary setting
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  • Undertake Team Teach certification within probation period is essential
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  • Full UK driving licence as there is a requirement to transport pupils to and from school and engage in off-site enrichment activities which requires transportation
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  • Willingness to work towards L3 Teaching Assistant award or equivalentis desirable
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  • GCSE Maths and English Level 2/C or above qualification
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  • Understanding of the Safeguarding principles and Child Protection procedures.
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  • Knowledge or experience of pupils with SEN or SEMH/ASD
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  • Commitment to the role, the desire to put the child first and treat them as an individual
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  • Be positive and creative in meeting pupils' needs
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