SEND Classroom Support Assistant

A specialist SEND school in Coventry is looking for a full‑time SEND Teaching Assistant to join their team. This role is ideal for someone with strong experience supporting children with additional needs and a passion for helping pupils feel safe, understood and ready to learn.

You’ll be working within classroom settings, supporting children with a range of SEND needs including communication difficulties, learning delays, sensory needs and social‑emotional challenges. The school offers a warm, structured and highly supportive environment where staff work closely together to provide consistent, personalised support.

Candidate Requirements

• SEND experience is essential, ideally within a specialist or inclusive setting
• Confident supporting children with a range of complex needs
• Ability to follow support plans and adapt activities where needed
• Strong communication and teamwork skills
• A patient, calm and resilient approach
• Understanding of safeguarding and supporting vulnerable pupils

About the School

This Coventry SEND school is known for its nurturing ethos, strong leadership and commitment to helping every child reach their potential. Staff describe it as a collaborative, positive place to work where support assistants are valued and encouraged to play a key role in pupils’ development.

Role Responsibilities

• Supporting children with SEND within the classroom
• Providing 1:1 and small‑group support where required
• Helping pupils regulate emotions, communicate and stay engaged
• Assisting with routines, transitions and personalised learning activities
• Working closely with teachers and the wider SEND team
• Contributing to a calm, structured and inclusive learning environment

Why Choose Zest Education

Zest Education offers competitive, transparent pay and a consultant who genuinely supports your journey. We take the time to understand your strengths, communicate openly and match you with roles where you can thrive. With strong partnerships across Coventry, we connect you with opportunities where you feel valued and supported.

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