SEN Teaching Assistant
Job Description
Position: SEN Teaching Assistant
Contract Type: Full-time Temporary Work
Start Date: 16/11/2026
Location: Barnet, London, UK
Salary: -95 - -100 per day
Salary dependent on experience and qualifications, higher rates are reserved for candidates with substantial experience and/or relevant training.
Hours of work: 8:30am to 3:30pm, Monday to Friday (term time only)
Email: (url removed)
Contact Name: Danna Crous
About the Role:
Looking for a SEN Teaching Assistant role where consistent support makes a lasting difference? In this Barnet primary school, you will help Year 3 children aged seven to eight feel secure, participate in lessons and build positive relationships. You will join a team that prioritises emotional wellbeing and steady progress.
Your SEN Teaching Assistant role combines classroom support with helping children settle into mainstream education, alongside the teacher and SENCo. Bring trauma-informed practice and creative ideas to a setting where trust and clear boundaries matter. If you can offer steady support through challenging moments, Teach Now would love to hear from you.
Requirements:
To be eligible for this role and the stated rate of pay, applicants must have:
- Experience supporting children affected by significant trauma
- Experience managing emotional dysregulation and challenging behaviour
- Ability to respond safely to potential physical incidents under school procedures
- Knowledge of trauma-informed approaches and de-escalation strategies
Key Responsibilities:
- As a SEN Teaching Assistant, build trusting relationships with children who need consistent support.
- Support Year 3 children to participate in classroom learning and social activities.
- Use trauma-informed approaches to help children recognise and manage their emotions.
- Maintain clear boundaries and respond calmly to distress.
- Help children settle into mainstream school through planned transition activities.
- Work with the teacher, SENCo and other professionals to provide consistent support.
Our client can offer you:
- A SEN Teaching Assistant role focused on meaningful, sustained relationships.
- The chance to work closely with the class teacher and SENCo.
- A supportive ethos that prioritises emotional wellbeing.
- Variety across classroom support and transition work.
- Scope to use creative approaches to learning and engagement.
- The opportunity to discuss the role through a school visit or practical session.
Why work via Teach Now?
Teach Now are a widely recognised, education recruitment company. We pride ourselves on our high levels of customer service and professional development that we offer our teachers and support staff.
We:
- Ensure that you will have your own dedicated consultant who will provide ongoing support and guidance
- Offer an excellent refer a friend scheme that pays you -150 for each candidate you refer to us after they have worked and been paid for their first 10 days
- Pay in line with the Agency Worker Regulations (AWR) meaning you will be paid equally to a permanent employee
- Give you access for a wide range of CPD training through our in-house team of experienced senior leaders
Application Process:
Do you feel you meet the criteria for this exciting opportunity? If so, please either apply below or contact Teach Now directly. All applicants will require the appropriate qualification and training for this role. For teacher roles, we require a formally recognised teaching qualification. If you are not contacted within 2 working days, unfortunately, you have been unsuccessful for this role. However, we will keep your CV and continue to help you in your search for a job within education. Good luck with your application, we look forward to hearing from you.
Teach Now operates stringent safer recruitment procedures
We are committed to promoting equality and challenging discrimination. Teach Now is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post will be subject to an Enhanced DBS Clearance.