SEND Teaching Assistant

Job Title: SEND Teaching Assistant
Location: Swindon
Salary: £95 – £120.00 per day (dependent on experience)
Start Date: ASAP
Contract Type: Temporary (with potential for permanent placement)
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30am – 3:30pm (term time only)

Make a Real Impact – Support Young People with SEMH Needs in a Specialist School Setting

Monarch Education, part of Affinity Workforce, is proud to be working in close partnership with a highly respected SEND school in Swindon. This nurturing and inclusive setting supports children and young people aged 7-17 who have experienced significant barriers to learning, including trauma, social, emotional, and mental health (SEMH) challenges, and autism spectrum conditions (ASC).

The school provides a therapeutic and structured environment where pupils receive tailored support to help them regulate emotions, build resilience, and re-engage with education. With small class sizes and a strong pastoral focus, staff work collaboratively to meet the individual needs of every learner.

We are currently seeking a compassionate and proactive Teaching Assistant to join this dedicated team. This is a rewarding opportunity for someone with experience in education, care, psychology, or youth work who is passionate about making a difference.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support pupils with SEMH and ASC needs during lessons and off-site activities
• Build trusting relationships with students to promote emotional regulation and positive behaviour
• Deliver 1:1 and small group interventions focused on wellbeing, social skills, and engagement
• Assist teachers and support staff in creating inclusive and structured learning environments
• Help manage behaviour using trauma-informed and restorative approaches
• Contribute to pupil progress tracking and pastoral support plans

What We’re Looking For:

• Experience working with children or young people with SEMH, ASC, or additional needs
• Background in education, care, psychology, youth work, or similar fields
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• A calm, patient, and empathetic approach
• Ability to work both on-site and off-site, supporting pupils in varied environments
• A genuine passion for supporting vulnerable learners

Benefits of Working with Monarch Education:

• leading provider, Crown Commercial Service Approved
• opportunity to enhance your CPD portfolio through our Affinity Academy
• free Safeguarding training
• refer a friend scheme – £200 bonus (you can make unlimited referrals)
• online portal to manage your pay and timesheets

To learn more about us and what makes Monarch one of the leading education recruitment providers nationwide – please visit our website – About Us – Monarch (monarcheducation.co.uk)

Important Information:

• All pay rates provided are inclusive of rolled up holiday pay.
• Affinity Workforce Solutions and Monarch Education are committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of children and young people and expects all its temporary workers to share these commitments. As this role involves working with children on a daily basis, regulated activity is that any successful applicant’s applications will, accordance with statutory guidance, be subject to 2 employment references, an enhanced DBS check and a right to work in the UK check.
• This vacancy is based in the United Kingdom. Monarch Education operate in the UK and can only process applications from candidates who are currently UK residents and eligible to work in the UK. Whilst we will endeavour to contact you following your response, due to the high volume of applications we regret that this cannot always be possible. If you have not had notification from us within 30 days please take your application as not being successful this time but we will keep your details on file for future opportunities.

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