L2 SEND Teaching Assistant

St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN16 0JH

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  30 September 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  18 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £17,564.00 Annually (Actual)

L2 SEND Teaching Assistant job summary

Purpose of Role

To support teachers to provide in class provision for pupils with SEND ensuring they have access to a high-quality, inclusive curriculum. The role includes assessing pupil needs and responding to them, designing personalised interventions, monitoring progress, and measuring impact to ensure positive learning experiences and improved outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

1. Assessment & Identification

• Work with class teacher, SENCO and outside agencies to fully understand the needs of the children.
• Use observations, checklists, and informal assessments to identify barriers to learning.
• Contribute to baseline assessments and ongoing evaluations for targeted children.

2. Planning & Designing Provision

• Co-design Individual Education Plans (IEPS)
• Assist in creating and adapting resources to support emotional regulation, resilience and engagement.

3. Delivering Support

• Provide direct support to children within the class
• Implement tailored interventions based on Section F of EHCp
• Support children in class to access the curriculum and develop positive relationships.
• Use trauma-informed and attachment-aware approaches to nurture wellbeing.

4. Monitoring & Measuring Impact

• Track progress using school systems
• Maintain clear records of interventions, outcomes and observations.
• Regularly review targets with the class teachers.

5. Collaboration & Communication

• Work collaboratively with teachers, Inclusion Team and support staff.
• Contribute to multi-agency meetings where necessary.
• Assist with EHCP evidence gathering and annual reviews.

6. Whole-School Responsibilities

• Promote positive behaviour and emotional wellbeing throughout the school.
• Participate in training and professional development as required.

Person Specification

Essential

• Experience supporting children with SEND
• Demonstrable experience of scaffolding learning so every child can access
• Understanding of emotional regulation strategies, restorative approaches, and trauma-informed practice.
• Ability to build trusting, nurturing relationships with pupils.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Ability to remain calm, consistent and professional under pressure.
• Good Maths and English skills

Desirable

• Experience across EYFS, KS1 and KS2 with children with SEND
• Knowledge of SEND frameworks and assessment tools.
• Training in nurture groups, ELSA, Zones of Regulation, Team Teach or similar.
• Maths and English GCSE Grade 5 or above

We can offer:

• Happy motivated children who value learning
• A creative approach to the curriculum
• Children who demonstrate exceptionally high standards of behaviour
• A supportive and fun loving team of staff and governors
• Quality continued professional development

If you have the passion, resilience and determination to make a difference this really is a great opportunity to become part of a small team where you can see the impact your interventions are having. Join us and help change young people’s lives for the better.

We welcome visits to our school to have a look around and meet the team.

The position is for 5 days a week 8.45 - 3.15 term time + training days (39 weeks)

St Mary’s CE VA Primary Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Any successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks to ensure their suitability for safeguarding children. Shortlisted candidates will have online searches carried out prior to interview.

Appointments are excluded from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Applications must declare any convictions which for other purposes are “Spent” and in the event of employment, failure to disclose such convictions could result in dismissal or disciplinary action by the school. Applicants must provide the information requested on a questionnaire sent at the time of short-listing and understand that the provisionally selected candidate for such posts will be required to apply for a Criminal Records Bureau Disclosure at the appropriate level. Any information will be treated confidentially.

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

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff to share this commitment. Successful candidates will be subject to DBS checks along with other relevant employment checks to ensure their suitability for safeguarding children.
Appointments are excluded from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Applications must declare any convictions which for other purposes are “Spent” and in the event of employment, failure to disclose such convictions could result in dismissal or disciplinary action by the school. Any information will be treated confidentially.

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 St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 257 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-mary-s-church-of-england-voluntary-aided-primary-school

Would you like to work in a kind, caring and loving Church School Family? We have an opportunity for an enthusiastic, vibrant and dynamic teacher to join our passionate and supportive team in September.
We are looking for an engaging, fabulous teacher who wants to create an imaginative, structured and successful learning environment to ensure high quality outcomes for all our children. We have strong values throughout the school and have excellent pastoral care for all our children and staff. Experienced teachers will drive a subject area to ensure that the whole curriculum is valued and fully embedded. ECTs will benefit from a committed program of support from the school.
We are an Ofsted ‘Good’ school – September 2019, and a SIAMS "Outstanding" school - July 2016. "The school lives and breathes their values in everything they do". Our philosophy is child centred and we seek to enrich their lives through every activity and learning opportunity that they are given.

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