SEN Teaching Assistant in Sutton

Want a role where supporting children is the core of what you do? Have you worked or volunteered in a SEN school setting, a charity or children''s clubs? Are you based in South London?

• SEN Teaching Assistant
• Working with pupils aged 7-18 with Autism, learning needs and challenging associated behaviours
• Starting January 2027
• Borough of Sutton
• 5 days a week, Mon-Fri (term time only)
• -100110 a day, paid weekly
• One-year contract from January 2027, with the possibility of extending
• Career development opportunities
• Full training provided

As a SEN Teaching Assistant in Sutton, you''ll join a welcoming SEN school that works with every pupil individually to help them overcome and excel in developing communication and social skills. You''ll work alongside specialist teachers, Speech & Language therapists, Occupational therapists, Educational Psychologists and Play Therapists, providing a patient, reassuring approach that helps pupils through sensory overload, emotional dysregulation and everyday challenges in a safe, inclusive and structured environment where they build confidence, independence and essential life skills.

The ideal applicant will have any of the following:

• Professional, voluntary or personal experience of SEN, particularly autism
• A Psychology degree (a great chance to gain hands-on experience before a career in educational psychology, clinical psychology or psychotherapy)
• A degree linked to education or SEN (desirable)
• A Level 2 or 3 CACHE, Teaching Assistant or Childcare qualification
• Any professional, voluntary experience working in a school or SEN setting
• Experience as a parent of a child with additional needs, youth worker, sports or club coach, aspiring actor, childminder, babysitter, charity volunteer, or in social services or mental health settings

JOB STARTING IN JANUARY 2027!

To apply please get in touch before 18 December 2026. Interviews will be arranged in the week commencing 4 January 2027, ready for a January start.

Salary will be determined by the successful candidate''s qualifications and relevant experience, and will be in accordance with the client''s pay policy.