Location: Leeds & BradfordContract: Full-time, Term Time Only (Monday–Friday)
If you’ve worked in care, in residential settings, supported living, or community support, you already have the skills that make a brilliant SEN Teaching Assistant: patience, resilience, empathy, and the ability to stay calm under pressure.
What you might be ready for is a better work-life balance.
We’re supporting a number of specialist schools across Leeds and Bradford who are looking for people just like you, experienced in supporting vulnerable individuals, but ready to move into a role with fixed hours, no night shifts, and the consistency of term-time working.
You’ll be supporting children and young people with additional needs including autism, learning disabilities, and social/emotional difficulties. Every day is different, and every day, you’ll make a difference.
What’s different from care work?
- Fixed daytime hours (e.g., 8:30am–3:30pm, Monday to Friday)
- No weekends, no evenings, no overnight shifts
- School holidays off, time to reset and recharge
- A team-focused environment with consistent routines
What we’re looking for:
- Experience in care, support work or similar roles
- Confidence in supporting behaviour and emotional needs
- A proactive, steady, and people-focused personality
We’ll support your transition into education with full training, ongoing guidance, and a warm school community.
If you’re ready for a more sustainable, balanced role, without losing the meaning behind the work, we’d love to hear from you.
About Zen Educate:
Register from the comfort of your own home - Upload the required safeguarding documents and complete a video conference interview without ever leaving the house.
Set your preferences - Receive and manage bookings through either your phone or laptop on our beautifully designed online platform. Create your profile with the information you want to highlight to schools.
Hassle-free - You no longer have to struggle with continuous unnecessary phone calls, timesheets, or any of the other hassle that comes with supply work.
Completely transparent - We always charge the school the same transparent, flat-fee and not a commission. As a result, our mission is always to facilitate the fairest match between schools and Teachers.
Temp-to-perm - Like the school you’re working at? Zen Educate makes it easy for a school to hire you on a permanent contract.
By applying to this job post, Zen Educate collects your information in accordance with our terms of service and privacy policy (found on our website). We may also contact you by email/phone/text about your registration.
Reference: IND-ST-LEE-SEN
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: £108.50-£118.00 per day
Work Location: On the road
