Post-16 SEN Teaching Assistant - Severe ASD & Complex Needs
Location: Beckton, Newham, East London
Hours: Full-Time | Monday to Friday
Start Date: ASAP
Setting: Specialist SEN School - Post-16 Provision
Experienced SEN Teaching Assistant - Beckton
We are currently recruiting for a strong, experienced and resilient SEN Teaching Assistant to join a specialist Post-16 provision in Beckton, East London.
The school supports young people aged 16+ with severe autism (ASD), severe learning difficulties, complex communication needs and behaviours that can be physically challenging.
We are looking for someone who is confident, proactive and hands‑on, with the experience and resilience needed to support students with high levels of need.
This is a busy and demanding environment, so the successful candidate must be comfortable managing challenging situations, providing personal care and maintaining a calm, consistent approach throughout the school day.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide 1:1 and small-group support to Post-16 students with severe ASD and complex learning needs.
- Provide 1:1 and small-group support to Post-16 students with severe ASD and complex learning needs.
- Support non-verbal students using appropriate communication strategies and visual resources.
- Support non-verbal students using appropriate communication strategies and visual resources.
- Manage physically challenging behaviour through positive behaviour support and effective de-escalation techniques.
- Manage physically challenging behaviour through positive behaviour support and effective de-escalation techniques.
- Assist with personal and intimate care, including toileting and changing.
- Assist with personal and intimate care, including toileting and changing.
- Encourage independence, communication, emotional regulation and essential life skills.
- Encourage independence, communication, emotional regulation and essential life skills.
- Support students with sensory activities, practical learning and preparation for adulthood.
- Support students with sensory activities, practical learning and preparation for adulthood.
- Work closely with teachers, therapists and other support staff to provide consistent care and education.
- Work closely with teachers, therapists and other support staff to provide consistent care and education.
- Maintain a safe, structured and supportive learning environment.
- Maintain a safe, structured and supportive learning environment.
The Ideal Candidate
- Previous experience supporting individuals with severe ASD and complex SEN is essential.
- Previous experience supporting individuals with severe ASD and complex SEN is essential.
- Experience working in an SEN school, specialist college, residential SEN setting or disability support environment.
- Experience working in an SEN school, specialist college, residential SEN setting or disability support environment.
- Must be confident managing physically challenging behaviour.
- Must be confident managing physically challenging behaviour.
- Must be comfortable providing personal and intimate care.
- Must be comfortable providing personal and intimate care.
- Experience supporting non-verbal students and those with severe learning difficulties.
- Experience supporting non-verbal students and those with severe learning difficulties.
- Physically active, resilient and capable of working in a demanding environment.
- Physically active, resilient and capable of working in a demanding environment.
- Calm, patient and able to use initiative when responding to challenging situations.
- Calm, patient and able to use initiative when responding to challenging situations.
- Team Teach, MAPA or other positive handling training would be advantageous.
- Team Teach, MAPA or other positive handling training would be advantageous.
- Enhanced DBS on the Update Service or willingness to obtain one.
- Enhanced DBS on the Update Service or willingness to obtain one.
Please note: This position requires direct experience supporting individuals with complex SEN, autism or learning disabilities. General elderly care experience alone will not be sufficient.
Why Join Remedy Education?
- Competitive daily pay of £100-£120.
- Competitive daily pay of £100-£120.
- Full-time, long-term opportunity within a specialist SEN setting.
- Full-time, long-term opportunity within a specialist SEN setting.
- Opportunity to support young people in developing independence and life skills.
- Opportunity to support young people in developing independence and life skills.
- Supportive and experienced school team.
- Supportive and experienced school team.
- Ongoing guidance from a dedicated SEN recruitment consultant.
- Ongoing guidance from a dedicated SEN recruitment consultant.
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