Teaching Assistant

Teaching Assistant - SEN Support | Secondary Experience Welcome
Location: Waltham Forest
Salary: 100-110 per day
Contract: Full-time, Term-Time Only
Start Date: ASAP or September 2025

Looking for a role where every day makes a real difference?
If you've worked with young people in secondary schools or supported students with additional needs, this is a chance to bring your skills into a setting where they're truly valued. Join a vibrant and inclusive mainstream school in Waltham Forest, where you'll play a key role in supporting pupils with special educational needs (SEN) to thrive both academically and socially.

Veritas Education are seeking a committed Teaching Assistant to support students with a range of needs including autism, ADHD, and learning difficulties. Working closely with teachers, the SENCo, and the wider support team, you'll help students overcome barriers to learning and reach their potential.

• Provide 1:1 and small group support for pupils with SEN

• Adapt learning materials and strategies to meet individual needs

• Assist in managing classroom behaviour and routines

• Support the class teacher in delivering lessons and activities

• Help build pupils' confidence, communication, and social skills

• Experience supporting students with SEN or working in a secondary school

• Patience, empathy, and a proactive approach

• Good communication and teamwork skills

• Understanding of safeguarding and student wellbeing

• Degree (minimum lower second)

• A welcoming, supportive team committed to inclusion and progress

• Excellent in-school training and opportunities for career development

• Easily accessible location in Waltham Forest with good transport links

How to Apply:
Apply today to become part of a forward-thinking school making a lasting impact on young lives. Interviews are being scheduled on a rolling basis, so early applications are encouraged.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR VERITAS EDUCATION

• All applications are subject to an Enhanced DBS Disclosure, professional reference checks, Overseas Police Clearances (if applicable) in line with our stringent safeguarding policy
• Your CV must cover the last 10 years of employment history where possible and all employment breaks must be explained
• You must have legal right to work in the UK
• You must be willing to attend a registration interview

Veritas Education work with a variety of schools covering a wide geographical area. We deal with teaching placements at Primary, Secondary and college level as well as support staff positions also within these.

Disclaimer

'Nothing within the above advert was in any way designed or intended to discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation. Veritas Education is an Equal opportunities employer and is proud in the knowledge that all placements are made on merit and suitability. We accept applications from all sections of the community.'