SEND Teaching Assistants to support male students

Teaching Assistant - Secondary SEND (Boys)

📍 Hillingdon, UB8
🕣 8.30am - 4.00pm | Term time only
📅 Long-term | 5 days per week

We're working with a well-established Secondary SEND school in Hillingdon supporting pupils with complex needs, ASD and PMLD. The school is looking for a reliable, committed Teaching Assistant to join their team on a long-term basis.

This role is to support a number of Year 11-12 boys who respond best to positive male role models and need consistency to build trust and feel secure.

The role

Supporting pupils with complex learning and physical needs

Working 1:1 and in small groups

Supporting personal care (essential)

Helping pupils regulate, engage and feel safe in school

Being a calm, firm and fair presence throughout the day

What the school needs

Someone dependable - this is not a stop-gap role

Excellent attendance and commitment are essential

Confident, grounded and able to hold boundaries

Comfortable working with older pupils with SEND

Able to build strong, trusting relationships over time

This role would suit someone who is:

Looking for long-term stability, not short-term cover

Interested in SEND, care, youth work, psychology, sports coaching or support work

Happy to roll their sleeves up and be part of a team

Firm but kind - you can be consistent without being confrontational

🟢 Full-time, Monday to Friday
🟢 Long-term placement with real continuity
🟢 Supportive school with experienced SEND staff

If you're someone who shows up, sticks it out and takes pride in making a real difference, this could be a genuinely rewarding long-term role.

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