SEN Teaching Assistant

  • Prospero Teaching
  • Lyndhurst, Hampshire
  • Dec 11, 2025
Seasonal Education

Job Description

SEN Teaching Assistant

Prospero Teaching are working with a 'Good' Ofsted rated SEN School based in the heart of the New Forest area currently recruiting Teaching Assistants to help provide emotional care and academic support.

This specialist setting catering for children and young people 9-18 who have SEMH (Social, Emotional, Mental Health), Social Communication Difficulties & Associated Learning Difficulties offers tailored educational packages to help in reducing barriers to learning and promote social, emotional well-being.

Your role will include providing support for pupils, teachers, and the school, working within small-class sizes or with pupils on a 1:1 basis offering a therapeutic approach rich in vocational opportunities.

If you are ready for a challenging, yet highly rewarding role and can help make a difference to children and young peoples lives, we'd love to hear from you!

Contract Details:

  • Location - Lyndhurst, Hampshire
  • Position - Teaching Assistant
  • Type of work - Support role
  • Contract or position start date - January 2026
  • Duration / Likely Duration - Temp/Perm
  • Contract type: Temp/Perm
  • Full time/part time - Full time
  • Minimum rate of pay - From 104.70 per day
  • Hours - 8:30 - 16.30 (37.5 hours per week)

Experience, Training and Qualifications:

  • GCSEs or equivalent
  • Level 2 Teaching Assistant or equivalent (preferable)
  • Minimum 1 year working with children
  • Up to date Safeguarding training issued in the last year

Eligibility:

  • Hold Right to Work in the UK
  • Hold an enhanced child barred list DBS certificate registered with the online update service or be willing to process a new application
  • Provide two professional child related references

Prospero Teaching is able to offer the successful candidate:

  • Free, accredited continued professional development courses including safeguarding and behaviour management
  • In-house Training and Development Team

If you would like to be considered for this role, please apply with a copy of your up to date CV. Unfortunately, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Prospero Teaching is acting as an employment business/education recruitment agency in relation to this vacancy. The successful candidate will be required to register with Prospero Teaching to fill this vacancy.

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