send teaching assistant (runcorn)

Job Title: SEND Teaching Assistant / Special Educational Needs TA - Runcorn

Are you an empathetic, patient support worker or teaching assistant looking for a dedicated SEND role in Runcorn?

Randstad Education is currently hiring a passionate SEND Teaching Assistant to join a supportive educational team. We have full-time, long-term, and flexible day-to-day supply options available to seamlessly fit your schedule.

Job Location

Runcorn, Halton

Salary / Pay Rate

£14.25 per hour

Job Summary

We are looking for a qualified or highly experienced SEND TA to assist in the daily academic and emotional support of children with additional needs in Runcorn. Working alongside the class teacher, you will help break down learning barriers for pupils with conditions such as Autism, ADHD, Global Developmental Delay, and sensory processing needs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Providing tailored academic and social support to small groups or individual pupils with SEND.

• Assisting the class teacher with implementing specific strategies outlined in pupils' EHCPs.

• Creating a comforting, low-stimulus learning environment to help pupils regulate their emotions.

• Helping monitor pupil progress and feeding back observations to the Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCO).

Requirements & Qualifications:

• Minimum Level 2 or Level 3 Teaching Assistant qualification (or significant, proven experience supporting special needs).

• Prior experience working with children or young adults with SEND (school, residential care, or youth work backgrounds welcome).

• A calm, patient demeanour with exceptional communication and active-listening skills.

How to Apply

If you are interested in this SEND Teaching Assistant job in Runcorn, please reach out to Hashmita Yatala at hashmita.yatala@randstad.co.uk or call 0151 255 1666.

experience

Teaching

skills

ability to track progression in attainment,background in youth work,behaviour management,building relationships,classroom management,communication,de-escalation techniques,empathy,experience in administering medication,experience in managing challenging behaviour,experience with autism spectrum disorders,experience with learning difficulties,experience with social emotional mental health,inclusiveness,manual handling,marking,mentor experience,personal care experience,planning,resilience,restraint training,speech and language therapy experience

qualifications

CACHE level 1 or 2,CACHE level 2 or 3,early childhood studies degree,health and social care experience,health and social care qualifications (NVQ),HLTA,HLTA,NVQ level 2,NVQ level 3,NVQ level 4

education

high school,college,university