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Zest Education is proud to be working in partnership with a fantastic SEN school located in Leicestershire, and we are currently recruiting a committed and compassionate Teaching Assistant to join their dedicated team.
This specialist SEN school caters to pupils aged 4–19 with a range of complex needs, including autism (ASC), moderate to severe learning difficulties, and communication challenges. The school is well-resourced, nurturing, and known for its inclusive ethos and holistic approach to education.
You’ll be joining a highly supportive team that works tirelessly to ensure each child is given the opportunity to thrive both academically and socially.
As a Teaching Assistant, you will:
Support students on a 1:1 and small group basis in both classroom and sensory-based settings
Help to implement personalised learning and behaviour support plans
Assist with communication tools such as PECS or Makaton (training provided if needed)
Foster a safe, engaging, and supportive environment
Work closely with teachers, SEN specialists, and external therapists
Experience supporting children with SEN is desirable, but we welcome applications from those with transferable skills (e.g., care work, youth work)
A calm, patient, and enthusiastic approach
Ability to build strong relationships with students and staff
A commitment to safeguarding and promoting pupil wellbeing
A valid 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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Zest Education – small consultancy friendliness with big agency experience.
With over 50 years’ of dedicated education recruitment experience, we understand everything that you go through on a daily basis when working in schools, nurseries and other provisions.
We pair small agency friendliness with big agency experience and will go above and beyond to help you find exactly what you’re looking for. Our priority is to ALWAYS exceed your expectations with unrivalled levels of service.