SEMH Teaching Assistant

Job Title: SEN Teaching Assistant

Location: Haywards Heath

Start: September 2026

Full Time: Temporary to Permanent

Salary: £90-£100

SEN is a setting where individual needs, strengths and potential are recognised and supported through patience, care and tailored strategies. As a SEN Teaching Assistant, you play a vital role in helping children overcome barriers to learning, build confidence and feel safe, understood and valued.

What you’ll love about this role:

• You’ll support children with special educational needs at a crucial stage of their development, helping them access learning, build confidence and achieve personal milestones at their own pace. Your support makes a meaningful difference every day.
• A Purposeful and Rewarding Environment
  SEN support combines structure, creativity and care. You’ll help deliver adapted learning activities, emotional support, sensory provision and intervention
• Support lessons designed around each child’s needs.
  Supportive, Collaborative Team
• You’ll work closely with teachers, SENCOs and support staff who value communication, consistency and teamwork. Everyone works together to ensure pupils receive the best possible support.
• Professional Development Opportunities

Main Duties

• Provide one‑to‑one and small‑group support
• Assist with phonics, literacy, and numeracy activities
• Support emotional regulation and behaviour
• Help maintain a calm and structured learning environment

Key Skills

• Patience and empathy
• Ability to follow behaviour support plans
• Clear communication
• Willingness to learn and adapt

Supply Desk can offer you:

Competitive rates of pay

Recommend a friend bonus scheme

Day to day or long-term assignments

Supply Desk is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS, including a children’s barred list check and, where applicable, a vulnerable adults barred list check, is required for all successful candidates.

To be considered for the role and the rates advertised, you must meet the minimum experience, training or qualifications stated and have the legal right to work in the UK. To be considered for a higher rate, in addition to meeting the minimum criteria, you must be able to demonstrate additional experience, training, and if applicable, qualifications. This role complies with AWR (2010) regulations protecting agency workers’ rights. Please note that this job expires after 90 days-you can, however, still apply to be considered for similar roles.