Complex Needs Teaching Assistant
| Posting date: | 14 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £100 to £120 per day |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 August 2025 |
| Location: | Greenwich, London |
| Company: | senploy |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 183761 |
Summary
Location: Greenwich, South East London
Start Date: Immediate
Salary: £100-£120 per day
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30am-3:30pm
Contract: Full-time, term-time only, temporary (with potential for long-term placement)
A welcoming and inclusive secondary SEN school in Greenwich is recruiting a compassionate and dedicated Teaching Assistant. You will join a specialist team supporting students aged 11-19 with complex learning needs (including ASD, ADHD, SLD, PMLD). This is a rewarding role for those passionate about making a real difference in children's lives.
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Deliver 1:1 and small group support for students with complex learning, medical and communication needs
Deliver 1:1 and small group support for students with complex learning, medical and communication needs
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Assist with personal care tasks (toileting, feeding, mobility support, hoisting)
Assist with personal care tasks (toileting, feeding, mobility support, hoisting)
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Facilitate learning through life-skills development, sensory activities, reading and writing support
Facilitate learning through life-skills development, sensory activities, reading and writing support
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Supervise students in classrooms, playgrounds, and on school outings
Supervise students in classrooms, playgrounds, and on school outings
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Build meaningful, trusting relationships, promoting independence and emotional wellbeing
Build meaningful, trusting relationships, promoting independence and emotional wellbeing
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Work collaboratively with teachers, therapists, and medical staff to follow individual support plans
Work collaboratively with teachers, therapists, and medical staff to follow individual support plans
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Use communication tools (PECS, Makaton, AAC) where appropriate
Use communication tools (PECS, Makaton, AAC) where appropriate
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Maintain safe practice and confidentiality standards at all times
Maintain safe practice and confidentiality standards at all times
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Prior experience working with children or young adults with SEN, complex needs, or physical disabilities (school or care settings)
Prior experience working with children or young adults with SEN, complex needs, or physical disabilities (school or care settings)
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Comfortable supporting personal and physical care requirements
Comfortable supporting personal and physical care requirements
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Patient, empathetic, and resilient, with strong behaviour management skills
Patient, empathetic, and resilient, with strong behaviour management skills
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Strong communication abilities and team-oriented mindset
Strong communication abilities and team-oriented mindset
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Able to maintain high professional standards, confidentiality, and safeguarding
Able to maintain high professional standards, confidentiality, and safeguarding
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Enhanced DBS on the Update Service (or willingness to apply)
Enhanced DBS on the Update Service (or willingness to apply)
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Relevant training in manual handling, hoisting, or similar is highly desirable (or willingness to train)
Relevant training in manual handling, hoisting, or similar is highly desirable (or willingness to train)
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Competitive daily rate of £100-£120
Competitive daily rate of £100-£120
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Stable, full-time hours with term-time structure
Stable, full-time hours with term-time structure
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High-quality CPD and training opportunities in SEND education
High-quality CPD and training opportunities in SEND education
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Supportive school leadership and a collaborative, experienced SEN team
Supportive school leadership and a collaborative, experienced SEN team
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Opportunity to make a lasting, positive impact on students' development
Opportunity to make a lasting, positive impact on students' development
To apply, please contact Scott Arbuckle at Remedy Education with your CV and a brief cover letter outlining your experience supporting complex needs in an educational setting.
Start Date: Immediate
Salary: £100-£120 per day
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30am-3:30pm
Contract: Full-time, term-time only, temporary (with potential for long-term placement)
A welcoming and inclusive secondary SEN school in Greenwich is recruiting a compassionate and dedicated Teaching Assistant. You will join a specialist team supporting students aged 11-19 with complex learning needs (including ASD, ADHD, SLD, PMLD). This is a rewarding role for those passionate about making a real difference in children's lives.
-
Deliver 1:1 and small group support for students with complex learning, medical and communication needs
Deliver 1:1 and small group support for students with complex learning, medical and communication needs
-
Assist with personal care tasks (toileting, feeding, mobility support, hoisting)
Assist with personal care tasks (toileting, feeding, mobility support, hoisting)
-
Facilitate learning through life-skills development, sensory activities, reading and writing support
Facilitate learning through life-skills development, sensory activities, reading and writing support
-
Supervise students in classrooms, playgrounds, and on school outings
Supervise students in classrooms, playgrounds, and on school outings
-
Build meaningful, trusting relationships, promoting independence and emotional wellbeing
Build meaningful, trusting relationships, promoting independence and emotional wellbeing
-
Work collaboratively with teachers, therapists, and medical staff to follow individual support plans
Work collaboratively with teachers, therapists, and medical staff to follow individual support plans
-
Use communication tools (PECS, Makaton, AAC) where appropriate
Use communication tools (PECS, Makaton, AAC) where appropriate
-
Maintain safe practice and confidentiality standards at all times
Maintain safe practice and confidentiality standards at all times
-
Prior experience working with children or young adults with SEN, complex needs, or physical disabilities (school or care settings)
Prior experience working with children or young adults with SEN, complex needs, or physical disabilities (school or care settings)
-
Comfortable supporting personal and physical care requirements
Comfortable supporting personal and physical care requirements
-
Patient, empathetic, and resilient, with strong behaviour management skills
Patient, empathetic, and resilient, with strong behaviour management skills
-
Strong communication abilities and team-oriented mindset
Strong communication abilities and team-oriented mindset
-
Able to maintain high professional standards, confidentiality, and safeguarding
Able to maintain high professional standards, confidentiality, and safeguarding
-
Enhanced DBS on the Update Service (or willingness to apply)
Enhanced DBS on the Update Service (or willingness to apply)
-
Relevant training in manual handling, hoisting, or similar is highly desirable (or willingness to train)
Relevant training in manual handling, hoisting, or similar is highly desirable (or willingness to train)
-
Competitive daily rate of £100-£120
Competitive daily rate of £100-£120
-
Stable, full-time hours with term-time structure
Stable, full-time hours with term-time structure
-
High-quality CPD and training opportunities in SEND education
High-quality CPD and training opportunities in SEND education
-
Supportive school leadership and a collaborative, experienced SEN team
Supportive school leadership and a collaborative, experienced SEN team
-
Opportunity to make a lasting, positive impact on students' development
Opportunity to make a lasting, positive impact on students' development
To apply, please contact Scott Arbuckle at Remedy Education with your CV and a brief cover letter outlining your experience supporting complex needs in an educational setting.