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Special Needs Teaching Assistant

Job details
Posting date: 28 October 2025
Salary: £96 to £110 per day
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 24 November 2025
Location: Skelmersdale, Lancashire
Company: senploy
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 192965

Summary

Prospero Teaching are looking for an experienced teaching assistant to join a popular SEMH provision in Skelmersdale.

This particular role is for a Teaching Assistant, who is experienced in working with students across the school, aged 11 - 16. You will be required to support staff and students within the school and help re-engage young people who are struggling with their education.

This position will be ideal for a recent graduate or for someone with teaching assistant experience who is looking to gain more experience in a classroom environment before perhaps embarking on a PGCE. You will be working with small groups of students to provide intervention support and help within the classroom. As a teaching assistant you will help the teacher maintain a calm and consistent learning environment.

CONTRACT/POSITION DETAILS:

Location - Skelmersdale

Position - Teaching Assistant

Start date - ASAP

Contract type - Temporary

Full time

Minimum rate of pay - £96 P/D

Hours - 0830 - 1530

Experience, Training and qualifications:

Secondary School experience or evidence of working with children
GCSE English and Maths grade C or 4 & above
Up to date Safeguarding training issued in the last year (essential, however training can be provided)
Up to date Prevent training issued in the last 3 years (essential, however, training can be provided)
Up to date behaviour management & FGM training (essential, however training can be provided)

To be eligible you must have/be:

Hold Right to Work in the UK
Hold an enhanced DBS certificate registered with the online update service or be willing to process a new application.
Provide a minimum of two references covering the last 2 years.
If you would like to be considered for this role, please apply with a copy of your up-to-date CV. (including history from Secondary School onward)
Prospero Teaching is acting as an employment business/education recruitment agency in relation to this vacancy. The successful candidate will be required to register with Prospero Teaching to fill this vacancy.

If you would like to be considered for this role, please apply with a copy of your up-to-date CV. (including history from Secondary School onward)

Prospero Teaching is acting as an employment business/education recruitment agency in relation to this vacancy. The successful candidate will be required to register with Prospero Teaching to fill this vacancy.

Unfortunately, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Contract/Position Details:

Job Reference:

VR/1014135

Location: Skelmersdale