One-to-One Student Support Assistant

Valence School, Westerham, Kent, TN16 1QN

42 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  22 February 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  9 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £18,600.00 Annually (Actual) 32.5 hours per week Term Time Only

One-to-One Student Support Assistant job summary

About this role

Are you compassionate, patient and motivated to make a real difference for our students? We are seeking a dedicated One-to-One Student Support Assistant to provide personalised support for students requiring additional assistance during the school day. This is a rewarding role offering the opportunity to work closely with students to help them reach their potential academically, socially and personally while supporting their independence and wellbeing.

What you will do:

• Support the student’s learning, communication, personal care and development in line with their care plans.
• Safely manage students requiring medical or physical support and assist with medication, gastro feeds and health needs, as required (full training provided).
• Enable students to join in activities and develop life skills.
• Communicate effectively with staff, students and parents to ensure high standards of care.

Who We’re Looking For:

• Physically capable of supporting students with disabilities and personal care needs.
• Patient, resilient, flexible and positive.
• Committed to professional development, including completing the Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare, if applicable
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills, with strong safeguarding awareness
• Willing to follow procedures, maintain safety and uphold fundamental British values.

Desirable: Experience in school or residential settings, GCSEs in English/Maths, Level 3 Diploma and knowledge of SEND.

What We Offer:

• A role with real purpose and daily impact
• Fully funded qualifications and training
• Generous pension scheme & life cover
• Staff well-being sessions and support
• Retail discounts and subsidised meals
• Free on-site parking

On-site overnight staff accommodation is available for those working a 10pm late shift followed by a 7am early shift

Why work with us?
Be part of a supportive and passionate team, helping students achieve their potential while developing your own skills and career. Apply today and make a real difference every day!

We are recruiting for this post on a rolling basis; therefore you are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. We reserve the right to close this vacancy, interview and appoint earlier if we receive sufficient applications for this role.

Valence School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of every student and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We value diversity and promote equality for all. For shortlisted candidates references will be taken up before interview and online checks undertaken. The successful applicant will require an enhanced DBS check (this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act)

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 Valence School

• School type: Special school, ages 4 to 19
• School size: 132 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Valence School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/valence-school

We are proud to share with you the excellent work we do with children and young people who have physical disabilities and complex medical needs. Our school is unique within the maintained sector in the whole of southern England. We cater for students aged 4 to 19 and have both day and boarding places. We have a large site with high quality teaching, social care and health care facilities. A staff team of over 200 people provides specialist teaching, social care, therapies and nursing care to an exceptionally high standard.

Our overall aim is to enable every child and young person to achieve meaningful independence. Students flourish in a supportive but challenging environment, making good educational progress and achieving a range of accreditation as they get older. There is excellent support to enable students to achieve functional communication, mobility and skills for daily living.

We are a Foundation Special School and are part of the Kent SEN Trust, a cooperative trust of ten schools working together to improve outcomes for all the children and young people attending the schools. In 2008 Valence became a specialist Sports College and this status plays a significant role in raising students’ achievements and their participation in high quality physical education and sport.

The School works proactively with parents and external professionals to provide holistic support for every child and young person. It is also developing high quality outreach support services to local schools and more widely for children and young people in Kent who have physical disabilities who are attending mainstream schools.

The School always places children and young people at the centre of all decisions it takes and it has a relentless focus on achieving the best possible outcomes for every student.

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