Connex - North East
SEND Teaching Assistant
Stockton-On-Tees
Up to £500 per week
About the role
Connex Education is working with a pupil referral unit who are seeking to appoint a SEND Teaching Assistant working with children from KS3/KS4 who are at risk of exclusion or permanent exclusion from mainstream schooling.
If you are looking for a full-time role and are based in the Teesside area, or surrounding areas, then this job might just be for you!
About the School/Organisation:
The school caters for KS3/KS4 pupils with a range of learning difficulties who are functioning below age-related expectations, including SEMH. As a SEND Teaching Assistant, you will be supporting children using EHCPS in order for them to meet their goals.They are looking for a SEND Teaching Assistant who is hardworking, resilient and who is passionate about making difference in children’s lives.
Assignment Details:
The position requires you to work full time Monday – Friday from September 2025 (times will be given prior to the start date).
It is important that you are comfortable and experienced working/supporting young people with varied special educational needs as many of the pupils you support will have SEND / SEMH.
In return, Connex Education Partnership will offer you:
- Competitive daily rate
- PAYE paid weekly
- Free access to our accredited CPD platform
- Career progression opportunities via our conversion
- courses
- Wellbeing programme and refresher training for life in a 21st century classroom
- Trainee teacher apprenticeship opportunities
As a successful SEND Teaching Assistant with Connex Education Partnership, you will possess:
- Hold a relevant Qualification in SEND or Teaching Assistant
- Have experience working with individuals with SEN
- Good time management and organisational skills
- Confident in your behaviour management skills
- Calm, resilient and able to communicate well with young people
- Hold a current DBS on the update service or willing to apply for a new one through Connex
- Team Teach trained- preferred
- Be able to show proof of work in the UK
If you are interested or would like to discuss more supply opportunities with hundreds of local schools, please apply today!
All offers are conditional upon satisfactory background checks, including a DBS check. All appointments will be made subject to a DBS check. Connex Education Partnership is committed to a policy of equal opportunities. We respect and value cultural and religious diversity and will not discriminate based on age, gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnic origin, religion, culture, marital status or disability. Everyone is assessed on merit alone. Pay rate is determined on qualification and experience.
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