Sen Teaching Assistant

Job Title: SEN Teaching Assistant

Location: Aylesbury

Start: September 2026

Full Time: Temporary to Permanent

Salary: £90-£120

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

Out of hours on-call service

Day to day or long-term assignments

Please contact Eliza on 01296 752 499 for more information and Apply Below

Supply Desk offer a £100 ‘Golden Hello’ for anyone who introduces a teacher/teaching assistant. Get in touch for further details.

Supply Desk is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All successful applicants will be required to complete an enhanced DBS (formerly CRB) check which must be maintained throughout the period of employment and meet Safer Recruitment standards