Teaching Assistant

We are seeking a Teaching Assistant - SEN to join a brand new SEND Secondary School that only opened in September 2025 in Surrey. This is an exciting opportunity to join the school at the start of their journey.

This new school is for young people aged 11-16 who require support with social communication, emotional regulation, and sensory processing, typically associated with Autism. The model includes small classes, high levels of classroom support, and a multi-disciplinary intervention team.

The main purpose of the Teaching Assistant role is to support children with their learning and general wellbeing to help them reach their full potential in a caring and safe environment. This may include supporting with care needs from time to time as well as adopting a tailored approach to positive behaviour management.

Key duties include:

• Safeguarding and promoting the welfare and positive wellbeing of pupils

• Supporting positive behaviour, concentration, and adapting your own responses to any change or escalations in the children's behaviour.

• Promoting and encouraging independence and personal development

• Implementing and adjusting learning activities as agreed with the teacher and reinforcing learning concepts

• Providing resources for lessons/activities under the teacher's direction

• Implementing learning activities appropriate to the class group to support the delivery of the curriculum

• Providing meaningful feedback on pupil behaviour, relationships, and attitudes

Essential:

• GCSE Maths and English qualification minimum Grade 4 or equivalent

• Understanding of the Safeguarding principles and Child Protection procedures

• Experience of managing a range of approaches to behaviour, including managing behaviours that challenge

Advantageous:

• L2 award in supporting teaching and learning in schools or equivalent, or a willingness to work towards it

• Previous experience of working within a relevant SEND Provision

• Experience working within education

• Experience of working within a multi-cultural, inclusive setting

Be part of our successful team and benefit from a generous package that includes:

• Life assurance

• Enhanced Pension

• Perkbox - offering high street discounts

• Employee assistance programme

• Car lease scheme

• Fully funded training and qualifications

• Bike to work scheme

• Free membership to our Health cash back plan (Claim back money on services such as dental, optical, physio and many more)

• Free parking

If you would like to apply, need any assistance or would like more information, please contact Paul in the Recruitment Team at Randstad on [phone removed] or email [email removed]

• Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check

• Shortlisted candidates might be subject to an online search

• This advert could be taken down at any point in time without prior notice if the position is filled

experience

Teaching

skills

ability to track progression in attainment,background in youth work,behaviour management,building relationships,classroom management,communication,de-escalation techniques,empathy,experience in administering medication,experience in managing challenging behaviour,experience with autism spectrum disorders,experience with learning difficulties,experience with social emotional mental health,inclusiveness,manual handling,marking,mentor experience,personal care experience,planning,resilience,restraint training,speech and language therapy experience

education

college