SEN Teaching Assistant - MAPPA Certified

🔵 SEN Professional – MAPPA Certified
📍 Location: Croydon
📅 Start: ASAP
💼 Full-Time | Long-Term
Are you an experienced SEN Professional with strong behaviour support skills and MAPPA certification? A Croydon-based Alternative Provision/PRU is seeking a dedicated specialist to join their team and support young people with complex behavioural, social and emotional needs.
Key Responsibilities:

• Provide 1:1 and group support for students with SEN and SEMH needs
• Implement de-escalation strategies and behaviour management plans
• Work collaboratively with the safeguarding and pastoral teams
• Maintain a safe, structured and supportive learning environment
• Support emotional regulation and positive decision-making

Requirements:

• MAPPA certified (essential)
• Strong experience working with students with challenging behaviour
• Background in SEN, SEMH, PRU or Alternative Provision settings
• Confident in de-escalation, safeguarding and risk management
• Resilient, calm, proactive and able to build positive relationships

What We Offer:

• Supportive leadership and wellbeing-focused environment
• Competitive daily rates
• Ongoing CPD and training opportunities
• Opportunity to make a meaningful impact on vulnerable young people

If you are a committed SEN professional with MAPPA training and you're ready to support students within a specialist setting in Croydon, we would love to hear from you.