Job Description

SEND Teaching Assistant (Full Time)
Leeds
£85 £100 per day (salary is depending on experience and/or qualifications)

April 2025

The role

Are you a Psychology Graduate who has experience of working with children? If so, you can gain paid work in primary and SEND schools across Leeds and Harrogate supporting pupils with learning disabilities, additional learning needs, or social, emotional and mental health needs.

• The desired Psychology Graduate would be working in the capacity of a Teaching Assistant, providing vital support to both teachers and pupils.
• You will be required to build positive relationships with pupils, and devise strategies to overcome barriers to learning, and help them to get the most out of their time in education.
• This can either be full or part-time dependant on your circumstances.

The school

Depending on your preference there are opportunities to support young people with social, emotional and mental health needs, or alternatively you could work in environments for pupils with SEND in a primary school or SEND provision. You will be able to use your Psychology knowledge to gain valuable experience for a potential future in a role working with children. We recruit for a variety of short term, long term, temporary and permenant roles. We can work with you to find your ideal role.

Requirements
The desired SEND Teaching Assistant will have:

• Have a warm and friendly nature to be able to build positive relationships with pupils
• Either have completed, or be working towards a qualification in Psychology
• Be willing to work in special educational needs school or SEND resource setting

Vision for Education is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. We take our responsibilities extremely seriously. All staff we register will undertake thorough interviewing and referencing checks and hold, or be prepared to undergo, an Enhanced DBS check that must be registered on the Update Service.

What we offer
As a Special Needs Teaching Assistant, part of our team, you benefit from:

• Excellent daily rates paid using the PAYE system.
• Guaranteed pay scheme (subject to availability).
• Social and networking events.
• Pension contributions.
• CPD to help with your professional development.
• Access to a dedicated consultant.

About us
We are a market-leading education supply agency committed to the development of young people. With branches across the country, we are an employer of choice for high quality educators.

We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

How to apply
If you are a Teaching Assistant who can enthuse, motivate and engage learners and would like the challenge of working in a rewarding environment, then we want to hear from you.