Lower Years Teacher

Senior SEND Practitioner - January Start

Location

Greenford, West London

Pay

£206-£268 per day PAYE

Contract

Full-Time | Long-Term

Start Date

January

Ready to Take More Ownership of Your SEND Career?

There comes a point when you're ready for more than simply gaining experience.

You're ready to use it.

To contribute ideas. Take greater responsibility. Develop your specialist knowledge and become someone other professionals can rely on.

A school in Greenford is looking for an experienced Senior SEND Practitioner to join its team from January, working with children and young people who require additional support to access education successfully.

This is an opportunity for someone who wants their next position to develop both their SEND expertise and their professional confidence.

Make Your Experience Count

You'll support pupils whose needs may include

Autism (ASC) • ADHD • SEMH • Communication Needs • Learning Difficulties • Sensory Needs • Emotional Regulation Difficulties

You'll be expected to look beyond the immediate challenge and consider what an individual pupil needs to make sustainable progress.

Your responsibilities may include

• Providing targeted support to individual pupils and small groups.
• Planning and delivering SEND interventions.
• Supporting pupils to work towards individual and EHCP outcomes.
• Adapting approaches around different learning and communication needs.
• Developing strategies to support emotional regulation.
• Helping pupils overcome barriers to engagement and participation.
• Encouraging independence, resilience and confidence.
• Monitoring progress and identifying where approaches need to change.
• Contributing observations and recommendations to the wider team.
• Working collaboratively with teachers, the SENCO and other professionals.
• Helping maintain consistent approaches to SEND support across the setting.
• Taking increasing responsibility for the quality and impact of the support you provide.

Develop the Skills That Move Your Career Forward

Career development doesn't always mean immediately moving away from direct work with pupils.

Sometimes the most valuable next step is becoming better, more knowledgeable and more confident at what you already do.

This position can help you develop experience in areas such as

SEND interventions • EHCP support • Behaviour and regulation • Inclusive practice • Progress monitoring • Multi-professional working • Pastoral support • Specialist provision

Those skills can provide valuable foundations for progression into roles including HLTA, Lead Practitioner, Pastoral Lead, Behaviour Lead, specialist SEND positions, teaching or SENCO pathways.

Could This Be Your January Step Up?

We're particularly interested in candidates who already have experience within education, SEND, specialist provision, pastoral support or a related environment.

You might currently be working as a

SEND Teaching Assistant • HLTA • Learning Support Assistant • Behaviour Mentor • Pastoral Practitioner • Specialist Support Assistant

You'll need to

• Understand that effective SEND support starts with the individual pupil.
• Be confident adapting your approach when something isn't working.
• Build appropriate and trusting relationships with young people.
• Remain calm and consistent in challenging situations.
• Communicate effectively with teachers and other professionals.
• Take responsibility for your own professional development.
• Be willing to learn from colleagues while contributing your own experience.
• Have genuine ambitions to develop within education or SEND.

An Enhanced DBS on the Update Service, or willingness to obtain one, will be required.

Build Your Next Chapter in Greenford

This is a long-term opportunity where the experience you gain can contribute directly to your future career.

You'll benefit from

• £206-£268 per day PAYE.
• Weekly pay with no umbrella company deductions.
• A full-time position starting in January.
• Long-term experience within a supportive education setting.
• Opportunities to broaden your specialist SEND knowledge.
• Greater exposure to interventions and individualised support.
• Experience collaborating with SEND and education professionals.
• Access to relevant training and professional development.
• Dedicated consultant support throughout your placement.

Don't Just Look for Your Next Role. Look for Your Next Step.

By January, you could be starting a position that gives you more than another line on your CV.

You could be developing the specialist knowledge, confidence and experience that prepares you for what comes next.

If you're an experienced education or SEND professional looking for a Senior SEND Practitioner opportunity in Greenford starting in January, apply today with your CV.