SEN Level 2 Teaching Assistant

Cavendish Close Junior Academy, Derby, Derbyshire, DE21 4RJ

3 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1st September subject to completion of pre employment checks

• Closing date

  4 June 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  22 May 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time: 32.5 hours Monday to Friday
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Between £26,835 - £28,624

What skills and experience we're looking for

• A passion and commitment to working with children with Special Educational Needs

• Understanding of the barriers to learning that children with special educational needs may face and be able to use effective strategies to support them 

• Experience of developing learning resources that scaffold and support learning

• Awareness of child development and knowledge of how children learn

• Experience of Working with or caring for children of a relevant age to those in the school 

• Communication skills to liaise sensitively and effectively with parents and carers 

• NVQ 2 for Teaching Assistants or equivalent qualification or experience  

• Literacy and Numeracy skills equivalent to Level 1 of the National Qualification & Credit Framework 

• Completion of Department for Education Teaching Assistant Induction Programme (or to complete within first term) 

What the school offers its staff

• the opportunity to be part of our team, who are committed to educational excellence   

• friendly and supportive staff, parents and trustees,   

• a commitment to high quality professional development,   

• opportunity for future career development & progression within the Trust’s portfolio of schools and most importantly   

• the chance to transform the lives of children and really make a difference   

Further details about the role

SEN Teaching Assistant x 3

32.5 hours per week

39 weeks per year (term time plus 5 days)

Grade E, (SCP 10 - 14) - £26,835 - £28,624 (please note this is the full-time equivalent salary. The salary will be paid pro rata in accordance to hours and weeks worked)

Permanent

To commence 1st September 2025

Our Vision and Values

The Harmony Trust has the highest aspirations for its pupils, parents and staff members. Our vision is to provide an excellent primary education so that every academy is a ‘GreatPlace2Learn.’  Our aim is to ensure that children at our academies enjoy the best education from the early years to the end of the primary stage. Parents are very important to achieving this vision and we aim to work in partnership with them to ensure that all our children achieve our motto: ‘Believe Achieve Succeed’.   We believe that school should be a place where every child makes progress in a safe and supportive environment. We believe in the importance of children developing well-being and high self-esteem if they are to learn and do well.

We also believe in The Harmony Trust being a ‘GreatPlace2Work’ where staff are supported to thrive by a trust that is committed to learning and education.  We have a great team of people working in our Academies.  We aim to retain them by investing in professional development, offering opportunities to work across the Trust ensuring Harmony is a great place to work.

Employment Opportunity

The Board of Trustees wish to provide an opportunities for enthusiastic SEN Teaching Assistants initially based at Cavendish Close Junior Academy

The Harmony Trust was established in February 2014 and currently has 17 schools. This brings with it exciting opportunities for career progression and development for existing and future employees

A level 2 qualification is required for these posts   

The Harmony Trust has high expectations of our pupils and staff. We have an excellent reputation and are innovative in our aim for educational excellence. 

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

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About Cavendish Close Junior Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 323 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Cavendish Close Junior Academy website
• Email address: htrecruitment@theharmonytrust.org
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/cavendish-close-junior-academy-derby

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