Job Description

TEACHING ASSISTANT

Location: Hackney, North London
Salary: £105 to £120 per day (long-term, depending on experience)
Contract: Long-term, full-time
Start: ASAP

About the role

We're recruiting an experienced teaching assistant for SEND support work at a specialist secondary school in Hackney. You'll provide classroom support and work within the school's SEND team, supporting pupils with complex needs and contributing to specialist provision.

As a teaching assistant in a SEND secondary setting, you'll deliver classroom support focused on enabling pupils with additional needs to access learning. You'll work flexibly across different subjects and settings, supporting behaviour, building relationships, and helping young people with complex learning and developmental needs.

Your role as a SEND teaching assistant will include:

• Providing one-to-one and small-group support for pupils with complex needs
• Behaviour support and positive behaviour strategies
• Supporting pupils with communication and language needs
• Working flexibly across different classroom settings
• Supporting transitions and managing anxiety
• Building positive relationships with pupils and staff
• Contributing to the school's SEND provision

The work is varied and meaningful. You'll support pupils with different profiles of need, work across different subjects and year groups, and see real impact on pupil confidence and progress.

About you

You're an experienced teaching assistant with proven classroom experience and genuine commitment to supporting pupils with complex needs. You might be someone with years of SEND support experience, a teaching assistant moving into specialist SEND work, or someone with real passion for working with young people with additional needs. You bring:

• Real experience supporting pupils with SEND
• Strong behaviour support and de-escalation skills
• Experience with complex learning and communication needs
• Reliability and professionalism
• Genuine flexibility and adaptability
• Commitment to pupil progress and wellbeing
• Ability to build positive relationships

What we offer

• Long-term placement with a specialist secondary school in Hackney
• Competitive daily rates for SEND teaching assistant support
• Reliable, prompt payment
• Professional support and integration
• Opportunity to work with a dedicated SEND team
• Meaningful work supporting young people with complex needs