1:1 Teaching Assistant

Robert Arkenstall Primary School, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 3UA

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  20 September 2025 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  9 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £18,821.47 - £19,119.85 Annually (Actual)

1:1 Teaching Assistant job summary

About this Role

1:1 SEND Teaching Assistant Role

Full Time - Permanent

Level 2,

Scale point 5-6 depending on experience £18821.47 - £19119.85 actual salary for 28.75

In particular, successful candidates should have:

• Experience of working with and caring for children with special educational needs within a school setting.

• Experience of working with children with limited verbal skills.

• Able to work independently with support from teachers to deliver a personalised curriculum & the ability to ask questions.

• Ability to deliver intervention to support skills.

• High expectations of students in terms of learning, achievement and behaviour

• Enthusiasm and dedication to developing innovative evidence led approaches to learning, teaching, mentoring and guidance.

• A commitment to promoting and fostering good relationships between children and with parents and colleagues.

• The ability to deescalate children who are dysregulated and an understanding of positive behaviour management.

• Knowledge of the SEND code on practice

You should be:

• Forward thinking and willing to adapt to the changing needs of the school and the SEN pupils.

• Able to work independently and plan support for children in collaboration with the teacher and follow recommendations from outside agencies.

• Able to promote the warm, caring and friendly ethos of the school to pupils, parents and the public.

• Able to work under pressure, whilst remaining calm and patient

• Able to manage challenging behaviour linked to needs.

• Confident to use your own initiative when required.

• Good at working to timescales and able to timetable your day using visual timetables for the children.

• Computer literate and knowledgeable about SMART targets

What we can offer you?

• An active school community with supportive parents

• An forward thinking learning environment

• Excellent professional development opportunities

• A supportive working culture that focuses on positive learning behaviour and high expectations for all children

• Continued professional development through weekly meetings.

• Support from teachers, team leaders and Senior leaders

  Closing date Friday 19th September 2025

  If sufficient applications of a high calibre are received the closing date maybe brought forward

  Interview to take place week commencing 22 September 2025.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Robert Arkenstall Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 286 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Robert Arkenstall Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/robert-arkenstall-primary-school

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