Level 2 SEND Teaching Assistant

Meynell Nursery & Primary School, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S5 8GN

21 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  30 June 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  9 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1
• Working pattern: Part time: Monday to Friday - 32.5 hours
• Contract type: Fixed term - to cover maternity leave - Maternity or parental leave cover
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,583 - £25,989
• Pay scale: Grade 3 SCP 5-6

What skills and experience we're looking for

We wish to appoint an enthusiastic and dedicated Level 2 SEND teaching assistant to join Meynell Primary School on 1st September 2026 to cover maternity leave.

Skills, knowledge & personal qualities ​

Have a diverse set of skills which will enable you to be flexibleworking in the classroom.​​

Be passionate about teaching and learning​​

Be able to work creatively and strategically and collaborate withteachers​​

Be an innovative and reflective practitioner who is keen to learn​​

Be positive, with a ‘can do’ attitude​​

Be committed to improving the life chances of every child​​

Have experience of working in SEND​

Have excellent classroom skills including high expectations and acommitment to challenging every learner through an exciting,inspiring enquiry-based curriculum​​

Have outstanding interpersonal skills that motivate and inspirechildren to achieve their very best​​

Have highly effective communication, organisational and teamworkskills.​

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Qualifications and Experience​

• Meet teaching assistant standards or equivalentqualification or experience​​

• Excellent numeracy/literacy skills – GCSEs or equivalent to NVQlevel 2 in English andmaths.​​

• Training in the relevant learning strategies​

• Experience of SEND​

What the school offers its staff

Benefits​

• SalarySacrifice Car Scheme​​

• Cycle to Work Scheme​​

• Discounted membership for WestfieldHealth​​

• Occupational Health​​

• Wellbeing Programme​​

• Continuous CPD and Training.​

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 job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

INOVA Recruitment Pack - L2 SEND TA - Maternity Cover (1).pdf - 518 KB (opens in new tab)

About Meynell Nursery & Primary School

• School type: Academies, Does not apply, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 504 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Meynell Nursery & Primary School website
• Email address: enquiries@meynell.sheffield.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01142311425
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/meynell-community-primary-school

Meynell Primary School is situated in the north of the city and benefits greatly from our extensive 8 acres of land. Meynell is a two-form entry with an average of 480 pupils, including nursery. Nursery is housed in a separate building on the school site with a two-year-old provision for up to 40 pupils and a three to four-year-old provision for up to 104 pupils. There is currently a Headteacher, four Assistant Heads and an extensive SEND, Safeguarding and Inclusion Team.

Our ethos of Aspire, Believe, Explore, Achieve underpins everything that happens in our school.

At Meynell we pride ourselves on our commitment to providing a broad, balanced and creative curriculum, ensuring children achieve through enjoyment of learning, and challenge themselves to meet and exceed their goals.
 
Our children are immersed in relevant and purposeful learning which prepares them for, and helps them to flourish in, a life beyond the school gates. We aim to inspire our children to be future thinkers, innovators, creators and problem solvers.  We have recently set up our Forest School provision providing explorative, risk taking, outdoor learning.

The school is Ofsted rated “Good” from the last inspection in July 2023.

“This is a school in which pupils develop a sense of emotional and physical safety. They are surrounded by adults who care about them and want them to achieve and succeed.”

“Staff and leaders are ambitious for pupils, academically and socially.”

This is an exceptional opportunity for someone with drive and ambition to be come part of Team Meynell. We are a committed and welcoming staff team, who put the best interests of our children first. We offer high quality opportunities for professional development within school and across the Trust.

Arranging a visit to Meynell Nursery & Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email enquiries@meynell.sheffield.sch.uk.

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