Teaching Assistant – Immediate Start

Job Title: Teaching Assistant – Immediate Start
Location: Remote / rural SEND school, Rugeley area
Hours: Full‑time and part‑time positions available; Monday to Friday, 8:30 am – 3:30 pm

About The School

This school are part of a leading specialist education provider supporting young people aged 4‑25 with a range of additional needs including autism, SEMH (social, emotional & mental health) and learning difficulties.

The Role

We’re looking for committed and compassionate Teaching Assistants to join our team immediately. These roles (both part‑time and full‑time) support teaching staff in delivering tailored education and helping students with complex needs engage with the curriculum and with school life as fully as possible.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist teachers in-class with delivering learning and supporting students’ individual education plans.
• Help adapt and differentiate resources to suit learners with varied needs.
• Support behaviour management, promoting and maintaining a calm, structured, safe learning environment.
• Contribute to students’ emotional and social development, fostering confidence, independence and resilience.
• Work closely with other staff, parents/guardians to monitor progress and help plan next steps.
• Support daily routines: transitions, supervision, possibly pastoral tasks.

Candidate Requirements

• Experience of working with children/young people, preferably with SEND, autism or SEMH.
• Strong communication skills, empathy, patience and resilience.
• Ability to adapt – different students will need different types/levels of support.
• A positive attitude, being reliable and a good team‑player.
• Must have access to a vehicle or be able to drive, due to remote location of the school.

What We Offer

• A supportive, inclusive working environment where your impact is visible.
• Training & professional development opportunities.
• Rewarding role making a positive difference in the lives of young people.
• Competitive pay and benefits in line with specialist education sector.
• Full support with safeguarding, well‑being, career progression.

If you are interested in this position or want to find out more, email Steph at steph@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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