Job Description:

Principal Education is looking for caring, steady SEN Teaching Assistants to work in inclusive primary schools across Ealing, full time until July 2027. You'll be supporting children with autism and communication needs, some of them non verbal, who do best with calm, consistent adults around them every day.

As an SEN Teaching Assistant you will:

- Support pupils 1:1 and in small groups, in class and at play

- Use visuals, routines and sensory strategies to help children regulate

- Work with the class teacher and SENCO towards each child's EHCP targets

- Help with personal care where needed

- Build the trust that makes children feel safe and ready to learn

What you must bring

- Right to work in the UK

- Experience supporting children with SEN, whether in schools, care, youth work or at home

- Patience, empathy and composure when the day gets hard

- Full time availability, Monday to Friday, term time

- An Enhanced DBS on the Update Service, or willingness to complete a new application

- Overseas police clearance if you've lived abroad for 6 months or more in the last 5 years

Pay and benefits

- £105 to £130 per day depending on experience, paid weekly

- Higher rates for ongoing roles, aligned with the school's pay scale

- Long term work with the same children, not day to day supply

- A route into permanent SEN Teaching Assistant roles

Who are Principal?

Principal was founded by people who understand what support staff need from an agency: transparency, communication, great rates and easy booking. We combine real human expertise with our own recruitment technology, so you always know where you stand.

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Commutable from Ealing Broadway, West Ealing, Hanwell, Acton and Greenford.