Assistant to The SENCO

Kettering Park Junior Academy, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN16 9SE

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  15 November 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  3 November 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £27,274.00 - £27,709.00 Annually (FTE) Salary quoted is full time equivalent, actual salary will be paid pro rata for 33.5 hours per week, 39 wees per year

Assistant to The SENCO job summary

We are looking for a caring, enthusiastic and highly organised Assistant to the SENCO to join our dedicated team and help make a real difference to the lives of our children. This rewarding role offers the opportunity to work closely with the SENCO, staff, parents and external professionals to ensure that pupils with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) receive the support they need to flourish. Alongside coordinating SEND provision and maintaining key records, you will work directly with children, delivering targeted interventions to individuals and small groups, celebrating their achievements and helping them overcome barriers to learning. We are seeking someone who is passionate about inclusion, values every child's unique strengths, and is committed to helping all pupils feel supported, successful and confident in school. In return, we offer a welcoming and supportive school community, opportunities for professional development, and the chance to be part of a team that is dedicated to ensuring every child can thrive.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Administrative support
• SEND Coordination support
• Parental and professional Liaison
• Intervention and Pupil Support

Please see Job description for further details

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 Kettering Park Junior Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 347 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Kettering Park Junior Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/kettering-park-junior-academy

We have passion for the work we do. We are committed to making sure we always put children first. We work collaboratively in and across all our eleven great primary schools to support each other, and share ideas and expertise. Through coaching, empathy and professional development, our staff develop and grow. We use initiative to strive to be better. Together we create exciting, vibrant and innovative centres of learning. All our staff make us stronger. Join us to make a difference. If you would like to learn more about us please visit our website ketteringparkjunior.com

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