SEN Teaching Assistant - Complex Needs (High Wycombe) SEN Teaching Assistant- High Wycombe

Location: High WycombeType: Temp to PermStart: ASAPTrial Day Available

We are recruiting for a SEN Teaching Assistant to join a highly specialist SEN school in High Wycombe, supporting children and young people with complex needs, autism, and social, emotional, and mental health (SEMH) needs.

This role is particularly well-suited to individuals from residential care, children's homes, youth work, SEMH provisions, or trauma-informed therapeutic environments, who are looking to apply their experience in an educational setting.

The Role - SEN Teaching Assistant (High Wycombe)

As an SEN Teaching Assistant, you will play a vital role in supporting pupils who require consistent, compassionate, and specialist care. Your responsibilities will include:

• Building strong, secure, and trusting relationships with vulnerable children
• Supporting emotional regulation, co-regulation, and behaviour de-escalation
• Adapting learning activities to meet a wide range of needs and abilities
• Using a trauma-informed and attachment-aware approach to daily interactions
• Working collaboratively with teachers, therapists, and safeguarding professionals
• Creating a safe, predictable, and nurturing environment for all learners

This position is ideal for individuals with experience in care work, support work, or therapeutic services, now wishing to transition into a long-term specialist school setting.

What the School Offers

• A fully embedded trauma-informed practice across the whole school
• Extensive training, CPD, and ongoing professional supervision
• Clear progression pathways into:
• Therapeutic support roles
• Senior SEN Teaching Assistant
• Cover Supervisor
• Teacher training routes
• A supportive, stable, and highly collaborative staff team
• A school culture built around empathy, understanding, and consistency

Trial Day Available

A trial day can be arranged so you can experience the environment first-hand and ensure the school and SEN Teaching Assistant role are the right fit for you.

Interested?

Contact Kenan Hariri-Motlagh on or email to apply or find out more.

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