Teaching Assistant

Teaching Assistant (with mealtime duty)
Full time to commence as soon as possible in September 2026

To be paid at NJC Band C Scale Point 6 £13.47ph (39 weeks per year) for the TA role and NJC Band A Scale Point 3 £12.85ph (38 weeks per year) for the MTA role.

This particular role is a fixed term appointment linked to EHCP funding to support pupils with SEND across the school, supporting children in class. We are looking for an individual who has experience of working in school and supporting children with SEND and generally in their learning. CPD will be provided along with support from outside agencies.

We offer you the support of clear systems, protocols, expectations and structures to help you to succeed. You will need to show initiative, creativity and demonstrate the aptitude to work as part of a successful and growing team to improve the life chances of our pupils and make every child feel ‘special’. We want you to come and join our happy, positive team where our consistent vision is that through collaboration we will live out our values of kindness, curiosity, courage and resilience.

We are looking for someone with a strong, sensitive and caring approach to children’s needs, who is able to be an effective communicator and think creatively. You will need to show a high degree of initiative and be solution focussed.

Ideally, you will:

Provide a sensitive and nurturing approach to children’s needs
Be able to build positive relationships with children, staff and parents
Have excellent English and Maths skills
Be willing to work as part of a team and have a good sense of humour
Be able to use your own initiative when required
Have experience in a similar role in a school
Have prior knowledge and experience of working with children with special educational needs
You should have literacy and numeracy to GCSE A-C or equivalent.

What we can offer you:

Salary Sacrifice offers, including Bike2Work, Tech Scheme and Gym Membership
Substantial workplace pension
Term time ‘Give Back Day’ to take for personal reasons
Staff Wellbeing support
CPD opportunities for all staff

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A DBS disclosure and Social Media online check is required for this post.