SEN Teaching Assistant

Full-time | Term-time only

Immediate or flexible start

Are you ready to make an impact where it truly matters?

A highly respected specialist school in Eastbourne is looking for a dedicated, compassionate, and experienced SEN Teaching Assistant to join their incredible team. This school supports young people with a range of complex additional needs - and they''re looking for someone who brings patience, understanding, and a real commitment to helping every learner thrive.

What You''ll Be Doing:

• Supporting pupils with diverse needs including autism, medical conditions, and learning difficulties
• Assisting with personal care, therapy routines, and communication strategies (training provided)
• Working closely with teachers, therapists, and families to deliver consistent, high-quality support
• Helping to create a calm, inclusive and engaging learning environment
• Using a variety of tools and strategies to support emotional regulation, independence, and wellbeing

Who We''re Looking For:

• Experience working with children or adults with additional needs (education, care, or clinical settings)
• HCAs, psychology graduates, and those with care or youth work backgrounds often thrive in this role
• Calm under pressure, a great communicator, and genuinely passionate about making a difference
• Able to commit to full-time hours during term time
• Team player who''s ready to get stuck in and learn on the job

What You''ll Get:

• A hugely rewarding role where you''ll see the difference you''re making every single day
• Full support from a welcoming and experienced staff team

• The chance to be part of a school that truly values empathy, inclusion, and whole-child
• Opportunity to move from supply to a permanent Special Needs Teaching Assistant roles if desired
• Refer a friend and earn -75 for a TA & -125 for a Qualified Teacher!

*Alternatively, if this job is not for you then please still get in touch with us for other roles or refer it to a friend who might be interested in this role!*

Term Time Teachers are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, therefore all applicants will be subject to a full face-to-face registration and an Enhanced DBS (Formerly known as CRB).