SEN Teaching Assistant
| Posting date: | 18 December 2025 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 January 2026 |
| Location: | Mitcham, Surrey, CR4 3EB |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | c253b754-5981-4ba6-8c8b-9d8c640e5584 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
• Maths and English at GCE level C or above (or equivalent)
• Experienced Primary Teaching Assistant
• Proven experience of effectively supporting children’s learning in a primary school setting
• Excellent communication & interpersonal skills
• Able to relate well and professionally with children, parents, and colleagues
• Able to enthuse, motivate, encourage and support pupils to achieve the highest standards
• Able to promote a positive ethos and school values
• A good team player
• Ability to deliver 1:1 and small group teaching and learning in support of pupil’s needs and evaluate pupil outcomes accurately
• ICT confident with a good level of basic skills
• Organised and effective, yet flexible and adaptable
• Able to use initiative and solve problems
• Patient and calm, but with an enthusiastic and positive outlook
• Passionate about learning, creative and able to motivate children
• High expectations of self and children and able to be consistent and insistent at all times
• Friendly, approachable and able to form warm, professional relationships with adults and children
• Able to manage children’s behaviour effectively and positively
• Able and willing to follow procedures and policies but also capable of working under own initiative
• Willingness to learn new skills
• Commitment to continued personal professional development
What the school offers its staff
• Keen and eager children who are learning how to learn and ultimately love learning.
• Friendly and supportive staff, parent and governors.
• Varied curriculum and development opportunities.
• An amazing environment in which children thrive.
• A positive focus towards supporting wellbeing for all.
• Supportive Senior Leadership Team and Governing Body
• CPD offer
• Work closely with key professionals such as Occupational Therapists and Speech and Language Therapists
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
• Maths and English at GCE level C or above (or equivalent)
• Experienced Primary Teaching Assistant
• Proven experience of effectively supporting children’s learning in a primary school setting
• Excellent communication & interpersonal skills
• Able to relate well and professionally with children, parents, and colleagues
• Able to enthuse, motivate, encourage and support pupils to achieve the highest standards
• Able to promote a positive ethos and school values
• A good team player
• Ability to deliver 1:1 and small group teaching and learning in support of pupil’s needs and evaluate pupil outcomes accurately
• ICT confident with a good level of basic skills
• Organised and effective, yet flexible and adaptable
• Able to use initiative and solve problems
• Patient and calm, but with an enthusiastic and positive outlook
• Passionate about learning, creative and able to motivate children
• High expectations of self and children and able to be consistent and insistent at all times
• Friendly, approachable and able to form warm, professional relationships with adults and children
• Able to manage children’s behaviour effectively and positively
• Able and willing to follow procedures and policies but also capable of working under own initiative
• Willingness to learn new skills
• Commitment to continued personal professional development
What the school offers its staff
• Keen and eager children who are learning how to learn and ultimately love learning.
• Friendly and supportive staff, parent and governors.
• Varied curriculum and development opportunities.
• An amazing environment in which children thrive.
• A positive focus towards supporting wellbeing for all.
• Supportive Senior Leadership Team and Governing Body
• CPD offer
• Work closely with key professionals such as Occupational Therapists and Speech and Language Therapists
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.