Specialist Teaching Assistant (Level 2)
Content + Source + Freshness • 16 Dec 2025 • 95% confidence
Offer value
High value due to the focus on SEND support, competitive salary, and career growth through collaboration with various professionals.
- Salary: £25,989 - £26,403 per annum
- Focus on SEND support with various levels of needs
- Opportunity for collaboration and professional development
Pros
- Salary range of £25,989 - £26,403.
- Promotes a collaborative educational environment.
- Involvement with SEND, providing impactful support.
Cons
- Role may require adaptation to individual student needs.
- Potential high emotional demand due to working with complex needs.
- May necessitate ongoing professional training.
Who it's for
Mid-level • On-site
Good fit
- Experienced teaching assistants in SEND
- Professionals seeking a role with direct impact
- Individuals looking for collaborative working opportunities
Not recommended for
- Newcomers to education without needed experience
- Candidates who prefer solitary or less interactive tasks
- Those with a narrow focus on general teaching.
Motivation fit
Key skills
About the job
We wish to appoint an enthusiastic, hardworking teaching assistant to join our friendly, inclusive school, to support SEND children across the school. These roles will involve working with children who have a range of complex needs such as ASD, speech and language difficulties or cognition and learning challenges. These roles could involve working in our mainstream plus provision or supporting children across the school working in their own classes.
The successful candidate will have a clear commitment to promoting the well-being of all the children in our care and to raising standards.
We are looking for a teaching assistant who:
Will promote our friendly Catholic ethos, and will work as part of a committed team.
Will be an excellent practitioner with high expectations for children in their learning and behaviour.
Provide tailored support to pupils in both classroom and individual settings.
Work closely with teachers, therapists and other professionals to support pupil progress.
Contribute towards creating a safe, inclusive and stimulating learning environment.
Support pupils with personal care and physical needs where required.
Have the ability to form positive, professional and effective relationships with colleagues across school, other professionals and parents/carers.
Will have a commitment to innovation, creativity and inclusion.
