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Special Needs Teaching Assistant

Job details
Posting date: 02 December 2025
Salary: £95 to £105 per day
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 29 December 2025
Location: St. Helens, Merseyside
Company: senploy
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 196083

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Summary

Teaching Assistant Location: Fulwood
Contract: Full-time, Monday to Friday
Hours: 8:30am - 3:30pm
Pay: £95-£105 per day
Start Date: December

We are looking for a Teaching Assistant to join a very well-regarded SEN school in St Helens. You will be working in a 1 to 1 capacity with students who have complex additional needs, including PMLD, SLD, severe autism, and a small number of students have SEMH needs.
This school supports secondary aged students, catered towards the upper age brackets.
Due to the nature of the students, you must be comfortable managing emotional dysregulation, challenging behaviour and personal care when needed.

Your Role as a Teaching Assistant
- As a Teaching Assistant, you will:
- Provide classroom support across core subjects
- Work 1:1 with students.
- Help adapt activities to support different learning needs
- Encourage positive participation, focus and confidence in lessons
- Support the class teacher with learning resources and routines
- Contribute to a calm, safe and inclusive school environment


We're Looking For
- Experience supporting children or young people (school, tutoring, youth work, care, coaching all welcome)
- A proactive and patient approach
- Ability to build positive relationships with pupils and staff
- Good communication and teamwork skills
- Commitment to safeguarding and pupil wellbeing
- Robust and comfortable with challenging behaviour
- Understanding around complex needs

Teaching Assistant experience is beneficial, but not essential. We welcome applications from graduates and career changers looking to start a rewarding role in education.

What the School Can Offer
- A supportive and welcoming staff team
- Ongoing training and development
- Opportunities to progress into specialised SEN support, HLTA or Teacher Training routes
- A role where you will genuinely make a difference every day

Apply Today If you are interested in this Teaching Assistant position, click Apply Now and we will be in touch within 2-3 working days.

Prospero Teaching is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. You will be required to complete an enhanced DBS check

Ref: VR/1016924
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