Level 2 SEND Teaching Assistant
| Posting date: | 31 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | £85.5 to £150 per day |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 27 April 2026 |
| Location: | Manchester |
| Company: | senploy |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | 209910 |
Summary
Level 2 SEND Teaching Assistant - Full-time 12-week contract with a view to going permanent, starting in April 2026.
This school provides a calm, inclusive, and well‑structured learning environment where pupils with complex needs benefit from nurturing adults, predictable routines, and carefully tailored support. Leaders work closely with staff to uphold high expectations, ensuring pupils feel safe, understood, and able to make steady progress. Pupils respond well to patient, consistent approaches that promote emotional security, communication, and learning readiness.
- Support pupils with complex needs, including Autism, SLD, and Speech and Language challenges
- Work within mixed‑age KS1 and KS2 groups organised by cognitive ability
- Assist with daily routines, personalised strategies, and sensory support
- Contribute to pupil observations, progress notes, and written reports
- Reinforce learning tasks through repetition, structured modelling, and scaffolded support
- Deliver small‑group and 1:1 activities under the direction of teaching staff
- Build calm, trusting relationships to support engagement and emotional regulation
- Work collaboratively with teachers, speech and language teams, and wider SEND staff
- Uphold safeguarding expectations and prioritise pupil well‑being
- At least Level 2 TA qualification; Level 3 welcome but experience is key
- Minimum two years of experience supporting SEND pupils
- Confident supporting pupils with Autism, SLD, and communication needs
- Strong understanding of SEND strategies and differentiated approaches
- Calm, patient, and resilient when working with complex needs
- Strong observation, reporting, and record‑keeping skills
- Able to build supportive, consistent relationships with pupils
- Dedicated to safeguarding and promoting pupil welfare
This school provides a calm, inclusive, and well‑structured learning environment where pupils with complex needs benefit from nurturing adults, predictable routines, and carefully tailored support. Leaders work closely with staff to uphold high expectations, ensuring pupils feel safe, understood, and able to make steady progress. Pupils respond well to patient, consistent approaches that promote emotional security, communication, and learning readiness.
- Support pupils with complex needs, including Autism, SLD, and Speech and Language challenges
- Work within mixed‑age KS1 and KS2 groups organised by cognitive ability
- Assist with daily routines, personalised strategies, and sensory support
- Contribute to pupil observations, progress notes, and written reports
- Reinforce learning tasks through repetition, structured modelling, and scaffolded support
- Deliver small‑group and 1:1 activities under the direction of teaching staff
- Build calm, trusting relationships to support engagement and emotional regulation
- Work collaboratively with teachers, speech and language teams, and wider SEND staff
- Uphold safeguarding expectations and prioritise pupil well‑being
- At least Level 2 TA qualification; Level 3 welcome but experience is key
- Minimum two years of experience supporting SEND pupils
- Confident supporting pupils with Autism, SLD, and communication needs
- Strong understanding of SEND strategies and differentiated approaches
- Calm, patient, and resilient when working with complex needs
- Strong observation, reporting, and record‑keeping skills
- Able to build supportive, consistent relationships with pupils
- Dedicated to safeguarding and promoting pupil welfare