Teaching Jobs

SEN Teaching Assistant - Ex-Carers Transitioning into Education

Tradewind Recruitment • Sheffield, South Yorkshire

Salary

£25k – £31k

Posted

12 October 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Tradewind Recruitment is hiring a SEN Teaching Assistant - Ex-Carers Transitioning into Education in Sheffield, a full-time teaching role advertised as contract. The advertised salary is £25k – £31k. Tradewind Recruitment holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Skilled Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

SEN Teaching Assistant - Ex-Carers Transitioning into Education Location: Sheffield Pay: £95-£120 per day Contract: Full-time | Term-time Tradewind Recruitment are looking for compassionate and dedicated former carers who are interested in transitioning into education as an SEN Teaching Assistant. This is a fantastic opportunity for individuals with experience in care to transfer their skills into a specialist school setting in Sheffield, supporting young people with complex learning difficulti…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Tradewind Recruitment — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £25k – £31k
How this salary compares: about 9% below the £34,434 median across 1,061 teaching roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Sheffield, South Yorkshire · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 24 other live teaching roles in Sheffield — browse them
Posted: 12 October 2026
How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.

About this sector

Teaching roles in secondary and further education are eligible for the Skilled Worker visa, with particularly strong demand for STEM subject specialists, modern foreign language teachers, and SEN support staff. Both state academy trusts and independent schools appear on the Home Office sponsor register and recruit internationally.