Special Needs Assistant

Location: Harrow, North West London
Start Date: ASAP
Contract: Full-Time, until July (with strong potential to continue into the new academic year)

SANZA Teaching Agency is recruiting an experienced and committed SEND Teaching Assistant for a brilliant secondary SEND school in Harrow, North West London. This full-time SEND Teaching Assistant job is available immediately and offers the opportunity to support a pupil with complex special educational needs within a specialist secondary setting.

This role is ideal for an experienced practitioner seeking a long-term SEND Teaching Assistant position in Harrow, with continuity and the chance to make a meaningful impact.

The successful Secondary SEND Teaching Assistant will provide 1:1 support to a Year 11 female student with a range of learning needs, behavioural needs, and epilepsy, including supporting the management of frequent seizures. The role requires a calm, confident, and resilient professional whois first aid trained and who can provide consistent and reassuring support throughout the school day.

• Provide 1:1 and small-group SEND support within the classroom

• Support emotional regulation and implement positive behaviour strategies

• Respond appropriately to medical needs, including seizure management

• Remain calm and reassuring during challenging or high-pressure situations

• Work collaboratively with teachers, SENCOs, therapists, and support staff

• Promote independence, safety, and inclusion within a secondary SEND setting

This SEND Teaching Assistant role would suit a candidate who:

• Has proven experience supporting pupils with complex needs, ideally within a secondary SEND school or specialist provision

• Is confident managing behaviour using positive

• Holds a current First Aid qualification (essential due to epilepsy support)

• Is calm, patient, resilient, and has great empathy

• Demonstrates a strong commitment to safeguarding, inclusion, and high-quality SEND practice

• Is available to start immediately for a handover with the present role holder.

• A role within a well-established and highly respected secondary SEND school in Harrow

• A modern, well-resourced specialist learning environment, with a great team

• A supportive and experienced SEND leadership and support team

• A comprehensive handover from the current post holder

• Employment until the end of the academic year, with a strong likelihood of extension into the next academic year

If you are an experienced SEND Teaching Assistant seeking a rewarding role in a secondary SEND school in Harrow, this is an excellent opportunity to make a meaningful and lasting difference.

Apply today through SANZA Teaching Agency to be considered for this SEND Teaching Assistant job in North West London.