We are seeking a compassionate, patient, and dedicated SEN Teaching Assistant to join the specialist SEN provision within an outstanding mainstream primary school in the London Borough of Hackney.
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About The School
The school is proud to offer a nurturing and highly supportive SEN provision known as The Sunshine Room. A safe, structured, and inclusive environment designed to support children with a range of additional needs from EYFS through to KS2.
This is an incredibly rewarding opportunity for someone passionate about supporting children with:
- Autism
- ADHD
- Speech and Language Needs
- Non-Verbal Communication Needs
- Sensory Processing Difficulties
- SEMH and Emotional Regulation Needs
- Dysregulation and Behavioural Challenges
- Developmental Delays and Learning Needs
The Sunshine Room is a calm, engaging, and sensory-rich environment where children are supported academically, socially, emotionally, and developmentally through personalised and nurturing approaches. Staff within the provision work closely together to create a calm, supportive, and engaging environment where children feel understood, valued, and celebrated for their individuality.
Job Description:
- Support children with Autism, ADHD, SEMH needs, speech and language difficulties, and sensory processing needs
- Provide 1:1 and small group support within the Sunshine Room provision
- Assist pupils with emotional regulation and transitions throughout the school day
- Deliver sensory-based learning and play activities tailored to individual pupil needs
- Support phonics, literacy, numeracy, xgikmsk and communication-based interventions
- Use visual timetables, PECs, communication boards, and structured routines to support learning
- Encourage the development of independence, confidence, and social interaction skills
- Support outdoor learning, sensory circuits, movement breaks, and play-based activities
- Help maintain a calm, safe, and engaging learning environment
- Support pupils during unstructured times including lunch, transitions, and playground activities
- Build positive and trusting relationships with pupils to support emotional wellbeing a...
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