SEN Support Assistant

SEN TEACHING ASSISTANTS WANTED – WIGAN & BOLTON

Teaching Personnel are looking for passionate, reliable and committed SEN Teaching Assistants to join schools and specialist SEN provisions across Wigan and Bolton.

Locations: Wigan & Bolton
Full-time only – Monday to Friday
Term-time only
‍ SEN Teaching Assistant roles

We are looking for people who are passionate about supporting children and young people and want to make a genuine difference in their education, development and wellbeing.

We’re looking for candidates who have:

• Experience working with children or young people
• A patient, calm and supportive approach
• Strong communication and teamwork skills
• A genuine interest in SEN
• The ability to build positive relationships with pupils
• A reliable and professional attitude
• Experience in education, care, youth work, support work or similar is welcomed

What you can expect:
✅ Full-time, Monday–Friday positions
✅ Term-time working
✅ Opportunities across Wigan & Bolton
✅ Support from Teaching Personnel
✅ The opportunity to gain valuable experience within SEN education
✅ The chance to make a real difference to young people's lives

Whether you already have SEN experience or have transferable experience from youth work, care, support work, sports, security or other people-focused roles, we want to hear from you!

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQ’s on the Teaching Personnel website for details.
All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
Teaching Personnel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer all our registered candidates FREE child protection and prevent duty training. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance provided.
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