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SEN TA

About this role

SEND Teaching Assistant | Mainstream Primary School | Bethnal Green | September Start

Full Time | Long Term | Term Time Only | Bethnal Green, East London

A fantastic opportunity for a SEND Teaching Assistant who wants to make a real difference.

Are you an experienced SEND Teaching Assistant looking for a full time, long term role where you can truly settle in and grow? We're working with a welcoming mainstream primary school in Bethnal Green, and they're looking for the right person to join their team this September.

This is a full time, long term, term time only opportunity with the very real potential to go permanent - in a school that genuinely values its support staff.

About the Role

This is a full time, long term, term time only position starting September, based in a mainstream primary school in Bethnal Green. You'll be working within an inclusive, supportive environment, helping students with a range of SEND needs access the National Curriculum and reach their full potential.

Whether you're working 1

1 or supporting small groups, you'll be a valued and integral part of the classroom team - backed by strong leadership and a staff body that really cares.

What You'll Be Doing

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Providing 1

1 and small group support to pupils with a range of SEND needs to help them access the National Curriculum

  • Working closely with the class teacher to deliver structured, differentiated, and engaging lessons
  • Supporting the development and implementation of EHCPs and individual learning plans
  • Building warm, trusting relationships with pupils across the mainstream provision
  • Supporting students' social, emotional, and communication development alongside their academic progress

What We're Looking For

Experience & Qualifications

  • Direct experience supporting pupils with SEND in a mainstream or specialist setting - essential
  • Experience supporting students with a range of needs including ASD, ADHD, SLD or communication difficulties
  • Familiarity with EHCPs and supporting differentiated learning in the classroom

Skills & Abilities

  • Calm, consistent approach to behaviour management using positive strategies
  • Ability to adapt support to suit a range of learning profiles and needs
  • Confident communicating with teachers, parents, and wider school staff
  • Organised, proactive, and able to follow lesson plans and EHCP targets effectively

Attitude & Behaviours

  • Warm, patient, and genuinely passionate about supporting children with SEND
  • A collaborative team player who adds to a positive school culture
  • Reflective, open to feedback, and committed to developing professionally
  • Takes safeguarding seriously and upholds the highest standards of child welfare

Safeguarding

This role involves direct, daily contact with children and young people and constitutes regulated activity relevant to children. The successful candidate will be expected to uphold the highest standards of safeguarding at all times, in line with the school's safeguarding policy and statutory guidance. All applicants must be willing to undergo an enhanced DBS check and provide references that will be verified prior to appointment.

Why This Role?

  • Full time, long term, term time only - the stability you're looking for
  • September start - a fresh beginning with time to prepare
  • A supportive mainstream school that values every member of staff
  • Genuine pathway to a permanent position
  • Bethnal Green location - brilliantly connected across East London

How to Apply

If you are an experienced SEND Teaching Assistant ready for a full time, long term, term time only role from September in Bethnal Green, we want to hear from you. Strong candidates move quickly - don't wait.

Apply now or get in touch for a confidential conversation.

TLSA is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and all roles are subject to the usual safeguarding checks. The post carries the safeguarding responsibilities outlined in the job description and person specification. Please note that this position is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, with the relevant amendments (1975, 2013, 2020, 2023 and any that follow), meaning all cautions and convictions that aren't "protected" will need to be declared