training and education
E-learning modules
£95 - £100 per day
Peterborough
Are you looking for a role where your adaptability is your greatest strength and every day offers a new chance to connect?
Do you have the energy to walk into a new classroom, build an immediate rapport with students, and provide the steady, calming support that neurodiverse learners need to thrive?
We are seeking versatile and enthusiastic Ad-hoc SEN Teaching Assistants to support our partner SEN Schools in Peterborough. This is the perfect opportunity for someone who needs a truly flexible work-life balance-whether you are a student, a former carer, or simply looking for variety-without losing the profound reward of working in special education. You choose the days you work; we provide the environment where your empathy makes a difference.
Your Dynamic Impact: Responsibilities
- Rapid Relationship Building: Quickly identify a student's unique interests and motivators to encourage their participation in sensory and academic activities.
- Communication Support: Utilise basic Makaton, PECS, or visual choice boards to ensure non-verbal or pre-verbal students can effectively express their needs.
- Proactive Regulation: Support the permanent team in maintaining a low-arousal environment, helping students navigate "brain breaks" and sensory circuits to stay balanced.
- Classroom Versatility: Assist in a wide range of tasks, from outdoor learning and forest school sessions to functional life skills and creative arts.
- Dignity & Wellbeing: Provide essential assistance with mobility and personal hygiene where required, ensuring every student feels safe, clean, and respected.
- Active Collaboration: Act as a proactive "right hand" to the Class Teacher, jumping in to support 1:1 or small group interventions whenever a need arises.
What You'll Bring to the Team
- Exceptional Adaptability: The ability to walk into different settings and adjust your support style to the specific needs of the students on that day.
- Resilient Positivity: A calm, "can-do" attitude that remains steady even during a student's difficult or dysregulated moments.
- Reliability: When you accept a shift, the school and the students are counting on you to be a dependable and helpful part of their day.
- Relevant Background: Experience in SEN, healthcare, care work, or youth coaching is ideal, but a genuine heart for supporting neurodiverse learners is the essential trait.
- Compliance: An enhanced Child DBS on the Update Service (or a willingness to process one through Randstad).
Why Choose Ad-hoc with Randstad?
- Total Flexibility: You choose when you work! Use our easy-to-use app to update your availability and accept shifts that fit your life.
- Competitive PAYE Rates: £90 - £95 per day, with clear weekly pay and no hidden umbrella company fees.
- Diverse Experience: Build your CV by working across various specialised provisions and age groups in the Peterborough area.
- Free Specialist Training: Boost your employability with our certified CPD, including Team Teach, Autism Awareness, and Safeguarding.
- Referral Rewards: Earn a £300 voucher for every friend you refer who joins our ad-hoc support team!
How to Apply
If you are a dedicated and supportive individual ready to make a difference in a school setting, please apply immediately with your CV or contact Neeraj at neeraj.kommaravalli@randstad.co.uk for more information.
We are the UK market leader for recruitment in education. We have nearly two decades of experience helping teachers and support staff find temporary and permanent roles in schools, colleges, and nurseries. We partner with over 2,500 schools each week, supporting more than 135,000 children every day across the country, which allows us to find the right match for your skills.
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