SEN Teaching Assistant - Outstanding Special School (Kirkham)

Start Date: January 2025 Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30am-3:30pm Pay: £90-£118.89 per day Contract: January 2025 - July 2025 (with potential to become temp-to-perm)

Tradewind Recruitment are supporting an Outstanding Special School in Kirkham that provides exceptional education for children and young people aged 2-19 with Severe Learning Difficulties (SLD) and Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties (PMLD). The school is seeking a compassionate, committed and proactive SEN Teaching Assistant to join their team from January 2025.

About the Role

As an SEN Teaching Assistant, you will:

Support pupils aged 2-19 with SLD, PMLD, complex needs, and communication difficulties.

Work as part of a highly skilled team to provide personalised learning, sensory activities, and therapeutic support.

Assist with mobility, personal care, feeding, and communication techniques (training provided).

Create a nurturing, consistent, and safe environment that promotes independence and wellbeing.

Support EHCP targets through structured activities and 1:1 or small-group work.

Experience in SEN settings is beneficial but not essential-the school welcomes applicants with empathy, patience, resilience, and a genuine passion for supporting vulnerable learners.

About the School

Rated Outstanding

Specialist provision for SLD and PMLD learners aged 2-19

Highly skilled multidisciplinary team

Excellent training, CPD, and development opportunities

Warm, supportive, and collaborative staff culture

Accessible by public transport with free on-site parking

Why Tradewind?

Top rates of pay - PAYE

Extensive SEN-focused CPD and training

Referral bonuses

Termly networking & social events

Apply Now to join this exceptional SEN school as a Teaching Assistant in Kirkham starting January 2025. For more information, contact Christina on (phone number removed) or email