SEND Learning Support Assistant

Posting date:	07 January 2026
Salary:	£82.14 to £100 per day
Hours:	Part time
Closing date:	03 February 2026
Location:	Leeds
Company:	senploy
Job type:	Contract
Job reference:	199060

Summary

• SEND Learning Support Assistants

• Leeds

• Immediate start

• Day to day/Short term/long term/permanent either on a full time or part time basis

We are currently seeking individuals from a care background who are interested in working in a school environment. We are specifically looking for candidates who are either looking to gain classroom experience, or already have previous experience of working with groups of children or young people with SEND needs including Autism (ASD), profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD) and other complex learning and medical needs.
Duties include:

• To attend to the pupils' personal needs, including social, health, physical, hygiene, first aid and welfare matters.

• Supporting pupils who may have complex medical needs and who may need emergency medical support.

• Supporting pupils who require additional support with communication and speech difficulties

• Providing support to pupils who need assistance with personal care.

• Feeding pupils and assisting them with drinking

• Supporting pupils who may need to be lifted and carried and/or in transported in wheelchairs.

If you have the relevant transferrable skills, and are an attentive, empathetic, and patient individual, then we would love to hear from you!
We also offer full induction training and the Level 2 Team Teach certification, provided by our inhouse training team.
Provide Education is a leading education recruitment agency placing Teachers, Teaching Assistants, Cover Supervisors, HLTAs and Nursery Nurses into Schools and Nurseries across Yorkshire and the East Midlands

• Dedicated and specialist consultant committed to supporting you

• CCS Framework provider

• Competitive rates of daily pay

• £100 refer a friend scheme

Provide Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all supply staff to share this commitment. As part of our recruitment process, we will undertake the necessary checks to complete your registration with us, inclusive of a video interview, current employment, academic or character references within the last 2 years, and a DBS check. Candidates must have an Enhanced DBS Certificate that is either on the Update Service or be willing to undergo the application process for this.


Operam Education Group includes Provide Education | Teachers UK | Provision Recruitment | The Education Specialists | First for Education | Horizon Teachers | Key Stage Teacher Supply

We're proud to be an inclusive employer, welcoming applicants from all backgrounds and committed to creating accessible opportunities across education.

As part of our registration process, you'll need an enhanced DBS check and we'll need to see and copy your original qualifications before any placement. Teaching roles require Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or equivalent.