Sen Support Teaching Assistant

TEACHING ASSISTANT

Level 2/3: SEN support Teaching Assistant.

Start date: As soon as possible.

18-25 hours per week (Monday – Friday). Term time only. (Hours to be confirmed at appointment.) Named child contract

Coates Primary School is a small village school with wonderful children and a hardworking and caring team of staff who are dedicated to the inclusion of all pupils.

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and caring individual to join our team to support a pupil with SEND needs. The successful candidate will be committed to supporting the leaning of pupils and passionate about ensuring high standards for all pupils across all aspects of school.

We can offer you:
• Wonderful children who want to learn
• A great team of supportive, caring and enthusiastic staff
• A welcoming, friendly and fun atmosphere
• Continuous CPD and training.

This is a named child contract and will end if the child leaves the school. Visits to the school are recommended and can be arranged via the school office. We look forward to meeting you.

Application forms including full job description and person specification are available from the School Business Manager, Mrs Steph Brown, on 01733 840527 or e-mail office@coates.cambs.sch.uk

Closing date for applications is 9am on the 13th November 2025
Interviews: Monday 17th November 2025

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Offers of employment will be subject pre-employment checks which will include an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and receipt of satisfactory references.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (amended 2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide