Specialist Teaching & Learning Assistant

Specialist Teaching & Learning Assistant | Burton upon Trent (DE14) | £100-£120 per day | Full Time | Trial Days Commencing ASAP | Must Have a Driving Licence

Are you looking for your next opportunity within specialist education? Do you have the resilience, patience, and dedication to support young people who have been excluded from mainstream education? Long Term Futures are recruiting for a Specialist Teaching & Learning Assistant to join a small Alternative Provision in Burton upon Trent (DE14), supporting learners with behavioural needs, SEMH challenges, and additional barriers to learning. You will play a key role in helping students re-engage with education by providing targeted academic and emotional support within a structured and nurturing environment.

About the Role:

• Provide tailored one-to-one and small group support for learners with behavioural and SEMH needs
• Support pupils who have been excluded from mainstream schools to re-engage with learning and achieve positive outcomes
• Help create a safe, inclusive, and structured learning environment that promotes emotional regulation and personal development
• Support learners' academic progress whilst developing confidence, resilience, and independence
• Contribute to behaviour management strategies and positive intervention approaches across the provision

About You:

• Experience supporting young people with additional needs, behavioural challenges, or SEMH needs within an education, youth work, or care setting
• You must have a full driving licence and be willing to obtain business insurance
• Strong behaviour management skills and the ability to build positive, trusting relationships with learners
• A calm, patient, and adaptable approach to supporting young people
• A genuine passion for helping students overcome barriers to learning and achieve success
• A proactive team player who is willing to contribute to the wider life of the provision

Why Long Term Futures:

• Competitive daily rates of pay
• Clear routes to progression within specialist education
• Inclusive and supportive staff team
• Free access to mental and physical wellbeing programmes
• Ongoing training, mentoring, and opportunities for career progression
• Immediate interviews and trial days available

Trials and informal meetings are being arranged immediately.

Long Term Futures is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All applicants will be subject to safer recruitment checks including an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

Apply today with Long Term Futures or contact Jimmy directly to discuss the role or arrange a trial day.

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