SEN Teaching Assistant

Prospero Teaching are working with a 'Good' Ofsted rated SEN School based in the heart of the New Forest area currently recruiting Teaching Assistants to help provide emotional care and academic support.

This specialist setting catering for children and young people 9-18 who have SEMH (Social, Emotional, Mental Health), Social Communication Difficulties & Associated Learning Difficulties offers tailored educational packages to help in reducing barriers to learning and promote social, emotional well-being.

Your role will include providing support for pupils, teachers, and the school, working within small-class sizes or with pupils on a 1:1 basis offering a therapeutic approach rich in vocational opportunities.

If you are ready for a challenging, yet highly rewarding role and can help make a difference to children and young peoples lives, we'd love to hear from you!

Contract Details:

Location - Lyndhurst, Hampshire
Position - Teaching Assistant
Type of work - Support role
Contract or position start date - January 2026
Duration / Likely Duration - Temp/Perm
Contract type: Temp/Perm
Full time/part time - Full time
Minimum rate of pay - From 104.70 per day
Hours - 8:30 - 16.30 (37.5 hours per week)

Experience, Training and Qualifications:

GCSEs or equivalent
Level 2 Teaching Assistant or equivalent (preferable)
Minimum 1 year working with children
Up to date Safeguarding training issued in the last year

Eligibility:

Hold Right to Work in the UK
Hold an enhanced child barred list DBS certificate registered with the online update service or be willing to process a new application
Provide two professional child related references

Prospero Teaching is able to offer the successful candidate:

Free, accredited continued professional development courses including safeguarding and behaviour management
In-house Training and Development Team

If you would like to be considered for this role, please apply with a copy of your up to date CV. Unfortunately, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Prospero Teaching is acting as an employment business/education recruitment agency in relation to this vacancy. The successful candidate will be required to register with Prospero Teaching to fill this vacancy.

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