Autism & Learning Difficulties Support Expiring soon

Special Needs Support - Social Emotional Mental Health Schools & Specialist Provisions

Location: Opportunities across Salford & Bury

Contract: Flexible agency work - Day-to-day, Short-term, Long-term and Permenent Opportunities
Pay: £90+ per day (dependent on experience, role, and responsibilities), Paid weekly via PAYE

Are you someone who thrives in a role where every day is different - and every day makes a difference?
We're looking for compassionate, adaptable, and proactive individuals to join our network of Teaching Assistants supporting pupils across specialist schools in Salford and Bury. If you're motivated by helping children overcome barriers to learning - academically, emotionally, or socially - we want to hear from you.

You'll be working across a diverse range of specialist provisions in the Salford and Bury areas, including:

• SEN Schools supporting pupils with autism, moderate to severe learning difficulties, physical disabilities, and complex medical needs

• SEMH Provisions for children and young people facing social, emotional and mental health challenges - many of whom require patience, emotional support, and consistent boundaries

• PRUs (Pupil Referral Units) offering education to students who have been excluded from mainstream settings

• Alternative Provisions and Specialist Resource Bases attached to mainstream schools

Each setting provides a unique learning environment where creativity, empathy, and flexibility are essential.

As a Teaching Assistant in these settings, your role will be to:

• Build positive, trusting relationships with pupils who may have experienced trauma, anxiety, or interrupted education

• Support individual pupils or small groups with learning tasks, communication, emotional regulation, and behaviour

• Adapt your support style to match a wide range of needs - including autism, ADHD, attachment difficulties, sensory processing challenges, and more

• Work closely with teachers, therapists, and other professionals to create safe, supportive, and structured environments

• Support personal care needs or mobility, where necessary (full training provided)

• Use creativity to engage pupils in learning - whether that's through sensory play, practical activities, or visual resources

• Stay calm, consistent, and professional - even when faced with challenging behaviour

You don't need to have worked in schools before - we welcome experience from care, youth work, mental health, or any role where you've supported vulnerable children or young people.