Teaching Assistant / SEND Teaching Assistant

SEND teaching assistant | School / education ABOUT THE ROLE The right classroom support helps a pupil take part, understand a task and become more independent. Bina Pathways Ltd is recruiting teaching assistants to work alongside teachers and support children and young people in school. The setting for this vacancy is school / education. Read the advertised location, pay and working pattern alongside this description. BENEFITS OF WORKING WITH US - Weekly pay on Fridays for approved hours submitted by the payroll deadline. - Flexibility to accept or decline available assignments around your other commitments. - The opportunity to gain experience in services suited to your role, skills and interests. - Recruitment support during onboarding and clear assignment information before you decide to accept work. - Online access to your booking and compliance information, with secure document upload. YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES You will help the teacher prepare and deliver learning activities, working with individual pupils or small groups. You will explain tasks clearly, adapt resources and help pupils take part without doing the work for them. You will support pupils with SEND, following their individual plans and any relevant education, health and care plan. This may include adapting communication, supporting sensory needs and using agreed approaches to behaviour. Any personal care or specialist support will be agreed for the assignment and must be within your training and competence. Follow the school’s safeguarding procedures and report concerns to the designated safeguarding lead. Follow local health and safety, infection prevention and confidentiality procedures. Medicines, moving and assisting, and specialist tasks must remain within your training, authorisation and assessed competence. WHAT YOU WILL NEED - Experience supporting children or young people, with clear communication and an understanding of safeguarding. - Experience supporting pupils with SEND and the ability to follow individual learning and support plans. - Any qualifications or specialist experience required by the school will be stated in the vacancy details. - Satisfactory references, identity and right-to-work checks, and the DBS and suitability checks appropriate to the role. - Reliable attendance, accurate record keeping and respectful working relationships. HOURS, LOCATION AND PAY This is flexible, zero-hours work. Assignments depend on suitable work being available; hours are not guaranteed. The location, shift times, duties and any additional requirements will be confirmed before you accept an assignment. Your pay rate is shown in the vacancy details. We will provide the pay breakdown, applicable holiday-pay arrangements and any agreed enhancements in writing. Any DBS or training costs will be explained before you agree to them. HOW TO APPLY Apply with your CV and contact details, including your relevant experience, qualifications and availability. Our recruitment team will review your application and contact you if it progresses. If you need an adjustment during recruitment, contact recruitment@binapathways.co.uk. Employment and placements are subject to satisfactory checks and suitability for the role. LOCATION AND CONTRACT St Helens Ongoing agency recruitment on a zero-hours contract. Assignments are subject to client demand, location and suitability. Hours are not guaranteed. We are building our local agency staff pool while developing client relationships in this area. Registration and onboarding do not guarantee an assignment. Please include your town/postcode, availability and preferred travel radius.