SEND Teaching Assistant

LANGTOFT PRIMARY SCHOOL

SEND Teaching Assistant
Fixed Term, Part Time

Hours: 25 hours per week (39 weeks per year)
Required asap

Salary: Grade 3 point 6-9 (£25,614 - £26,846 FTE)

We are looking to appoint an experienced SEND Teaching Assistant who is passionate about pupils’ learning, enjoys being with children, has a positive attitude, and can work as part of a friendly and enthusiastic team.

We are looking for a person who:

• Has recent and relevant experience of working with children with additional needs in the primary age range.
• Will commit to our upholding school values and vision.
• Is flexible and adaptable in the role, you may be working with a whole class, a small group or individual children.
• Has desire and enthusiasm to make a difference for our children with a caring and approachable nature.
• Has high expectations for all pupils.
• Is highly motivated, has strong team working skills and is able to communicate effectively with staff, pupils and parents.
• Is educated to GSCE level standard or equivalent with passes including English and Maths at Grace C or above.
• Is able to follow a structured plan, based on the EHCP, to ensure excellent outcomes for the young person they are working with.

We can offer:

• A happy, vibrant and welcoming school
• Motivated children who are excited about their learning
• A supportive and forward thinking leadership team
• A commitment to professional development for all staff

All appointments are subject to satisfactory references, health and enhanced DBS check.

A job description, person specification and application form can be requested from the school office on 01778 343419 or email enquiries@langtoft.lincs.sch.uk. Visits to the school are welcomed.

Closing date: 9am Friday 9^th October 2026

Interviews: w/b 12^th October 2026

Langtoft Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expect all staff share this commitment.

All posts will be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure, medical and reference checks.

All Pre-employment checks are in line with "Keeping Children Safe in Education 2026". 

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