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SEN Teaching Assistant

Job details
Posting date: 21 April 2026
Salary: £14 to £15.25 per hour
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 21 May 2026
Location: Maidstone, Southern, ME15
Company: Rikama Education
Job type: Contract
Job reference: 59739673

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Summary

Rikama Education Ltd. are excited to be working with an SEMH behavioural school in the Maidstone area who are looking to recruit a 1:1 SEN Teaching Assistant to start as soon as possible.

The school supports students from KS3 - KS5 with Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs. The school is set in a stunning picturesque location in Maidstone, which adds to its unique and long running success.

You will be joining a close-knit team who support their staff as much as their students, making for a great working and learning environment.

To be considered for these roles it is essential that you have the following experience:

• Experience of supporting children/young adults with social and emotional support needs.
• An understanding and ability to build trust and empathize with students that have had challenging backgrounds.
• Experience supporting students within SEN school's or candidates with a mental health support/young offender's background would be a strong candidate.
• Being of a resilient and firm nature when necessary.

If you meet the above criteria and would like to make a difference, please get in touch! Should you be interested in this post, please apply with an updated CV to callummoore@rikama-education.com.

If you are happy in your current post; however, you have a colleague or friend that may be interested in this post, please pass on our email and number as Rikama education run a referral incentive scheme for anyone who refers a person to us that we subsequently place at one of our schools.

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