Job Overview
Contract Type: PermanentWorking Hours: Full Time, 35 hours per week / Term Time OnlyNumber of positions: 1Start Date: September 2026Salary: £25,583 per annum pro rata
Position Summary
A Teaching Assistant is required to join the experienced staff team at this specialist primary school for children with a wide range of special educational needs including Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties, Severe Learning Difficulties and Autism Spectrum Condition.
Responsibilities
- Work with small groups of children under the supervision of the teacher, including the implementation of IEP.
- Give regular feedback on children’s progress to the class teacher and file records.
- Attend to children’s personal needs.
- Establish good relationships with pupils.
- Promote the inclusion and acceptance of all pupils.
Candidate Profile
- Have a positive outlook, be highly motivated and flexible.
- Be self‑motivated, show initiative, able to work on your own and contribute as part of a team.
- Have high expectations of yourself, colleagues, children and young people with SEND.
- Be able to support the learning of children and young people with SEND.
- Be committed to safeguarding children and young people and contribute to ensuring a safe environment for all.
Additional Information
Ashgate Specialist Support Primary School is an Outstanding (Ofsted November 2024) specialist school. The staff are caring, experienced and committed to meeting the individual needs of every child and to creating a happy, safe and secure environment. Our wider curriculum helps children develop skills for learning and life, and we support them in developing communication and core skills while enjoying extracurricular activities.
Requirements and Checks
This post is subject to enhanced DBS checks, satisfactory references, and will be exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. DBS Code of Practice is available upon request. The post is also subject to satisfactory references, proof of right to work in the UK, and other pre‑employment checks where applicable.
EEO Statement
We strive to create a fair and inclusive workplace that is as diverse as the communities we serve. We positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.
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