Complex Needs Teaching Assistant

Teaching Assistant Secondary Complex Needs School
Location: Gorton
Start Date: Sept 2026
Contract Type: Full-time, Long-Term via Agency
Competitive daily rate
Opportunity for permanent placement

Looking to gain hands-on experience in a truly rewarding setting? Prospero Teaching are recruiting on behalf of a specialist secondary school in Gorton supporting pupils aged 11 – 18 with complex needs, including autism, medical conditions, and learning disabilities. As a Teaching Assistant, you’ll be part of a skilled and compassionate team that makes school a safe, structured and inspiring place for every learner.

Your Day-to-Day
Provide 1:1 and group support across a range of subjects and settings

Help pupils with personal care, sensory regulation and communication needs

Use visual aids, routines and consistent boundaries to support learning

Work closely with teachers, therapists and families to meet EHCP targets

Celebrate progress, however small, with patience and positivity

Who Were Looking For
Experience or interest in SEND education or care work

Resilient, empathetic and confident in a dynamic environment

Team player with strong communication skills

Level 2/3 TA qualification or psychology/education background beneficial
TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS ROLE THROUGH PROSPERO TEACHING, YOU MUST:

Hold Right to Work in the UK
Hold an enhanced child barred list DBS certificate registered with the online update service or be willing to process a new application
Provide two professional child related references that cover at least the last two years
OTHER

If you would like to be considered for this role, please apply with a copy of your up to date CV. Unfortunately, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Prospero Teaching is acting as an employment business/education recruitment agency in relation to this vacancy. The successful candidate will be required to register and have passed all safeguarding/vetting checks with Prospero Teaching in order to fill this vacancy. Any adult working with children and vulnerable young people are responsible for safeguarding and protecting the welfare of the children and young people.

Proud to be listed in the Times as one of ‘The Best Companies To Work For’, Prospero Teaching is an innovative and forward-thinking recruitment agency. With over two decades of experience, our education consultants work hard to find you the most suitable role, from a wide range of teaching jobs across the UK, in thousands of excellent schools, academies, and nurseries. We are an APSCO-audited education agency, and our awards for excellence demonstrate our commitment to high-quality service and best practice.