Website Zest Education
Are you an experienced SEN Teaching Assistant looking for your next rewarding role? Do you want to support children with additional needs in a mainstream school environment?
Zest Education is working with a caring and inclusive primary school in Derbyshire to find a committed SEN Teaching Assistant to join the team from September 2025. This is a full-time role, working Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 3:00pm, for the full academic year – with the potential to become permanent.
Supporting pupils with special educational needs (such as ASD, ADHD, or speech and language difficulties) within the mainstream classroom
Providing targeted one-to-one or small group interventions
Assisting the class teacher in adapting learning to meet individual needs
Supporting emotional wellbeing, behaviour, and positive engagement in lessons
Liaising with the SENCO and external professionals to ensure consistent support strategies are in place
Previous experience working with children with SEN in a school setting
A patient, resilient, and nurturing approach
A strong understanding of how to support a wide range of additional needs
Relevant qualifications (e.g. Level 2 or 3 in Supporting Teaching and Learning) are beneficial but not essential
Enhanced DBS on the Update Service (or willingness to apply through Zest Education)
If you are interested in this position or want to find out more, email MIA at mia@zesteducation.co.uk or ‘apply for job’ at the top of the page to submit your details.
Zest Education are an APSCo audited agency and are dedicated to safeguarding children. All candidates must hold an enhanced DBS (or allow us to process one for you) and be registered to the DBS Update Service, be able to provide references to cover the last two years and successfully pass all other necessary safeguarding checks prior to clearance for work.
Salary is dependent on experience, training, or qualifications. The minimum experience, training, or qualifications required for this position are recent school-based experience (within the last 5 years within a school that teaches the British Curriculum) and/or care-based experience within the last 5 years.
The role advertised is for temporary supply work.
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