Job Description:

Job Title: Specialist SEND Support Practitioner
Area: Rochdale, Greater Manchester
Start Date: Monday 5th October 2026 or ASAP
Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £600-£750 per week (Dependent on experience and responsibilities)
Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30am - 3:30pm

About the School:

We are seeking a Specialist SEND Support Practitioner to join a supportive and inclusive secondary and sixth form school in Rochdale, working with pupils aged 11-19 with a range of additional needs, including autism, learning difficulties, sensory impairments, and physical disabilities.

Specialist SEND Support Practitioner Role and Responsibilities:

• Provide expert support to pupils with complex learning, sensory, or behavioural needs.
• Work closely with teachers, therapists, and families to deliver personalised interventions that promote learning, engagement, and independence.
• Support the development and implementation of individual education plans (IEPs) and EHCP targets.
• Use your specialist skills to help pupils access the curriculum, develop life skills, and achieve personal goals.
• Mentor and coach other staff in best practice strategies for SEND support.

Specialist SEND Support Practitioner - What We're Looking For:

• Professional experience in specialist SEND support, ideally within a school or educational setting.
• Knowledge of autism, sensory needs, behaviour support, and other complex learning difficulties.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate with staff, families, and external agencies.
• A patient, adaptable, and empathetic approach, with a commitment to enabling every pupil to thrive.

Specialist SEND Support Practitioner - To Be Eligible You Must:

• Hold the Right to Work in the UK
• Have an enhanced child barred list DBS on the update service (or be willing to apply)
• Be able to provide two professional references (child-related preferred)

Please submit your up-to-date CV to be considered. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Prospero Teaching is acting as an employment business/education recruitment agency for this vacancy. Safeguarding and child protection are at the heart of everything we do - all candidates must undergo the relevant vetting checks before starting work.

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