SEN Support Assistant (7544)

The Vale Primary Academy, Knottingley, West Yorkshire, WF11 8JF

14 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  7 October 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  23 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: £26,016.00 - £26,847.00 Annually (FTE) Grade C Points 04 to 06 (£26,016 to £26,847 Full Time Equivalent) subject to pro rata. The minimum actual pro rata salary per annum for this job starts at £16,276.81.

SEN Support Assistant (7544) job summary

The Vale Primary Academy are looking to appoint a SEN Support Officer to join our academy in November 2026 on a part time, temporary basis.

As an SEN Support Assistant, you will provide one to one personal support for pupils with additional needs who are in receipt of an Education Health Care Plan. You will provide special educational and/or medical support to ensure their successful engagement with and access to learning. You will need to maintain professional records and appropriate notes in relation to the individual pupil.

Please see the attached job description on our website for the essential criteria and more information about the role.

If you feel you have the necessary skills and experience required for this position, then we would very much like to hear from you.

Your new school

We are an outstanding team who strive to constantly improve our practice and ensure that the quality of education; behaviour and attitudes; children’s personal development; and leadership and management; are shining examples of best practice. One of our key drivers is to address educational disadvantage by growing a movement of outstanding teachers and leaders.

Our school is very proud to be part of the Delta Academies Trust. We have a dedicated staff, each one of whom is committed to securing the very best for the children in our care. We feel very fortunate to work with the children at The Vale Primary Academy and we are excited by the journey the school is on. Our vision for our pupils is clear: we believe that every child who attends our school deserves an outstanding education, which will enable them to succeed at primary school and beyond. This is our unwavering aim and one that we will work relentlessly to achieve.

We know that children learn best when there is a successful partnership between home and school. We place a great deal of importance on the relationship with parents and carers; we are committed to building relationships which are built on trust, mutual respect, effective communication and support.

Our staff are talented and enthusiastic and have all contributed to the academy’s success story. At The Vale Primary Academy, we value the continuous professional development of all our employees and recognise that our staff are most successful when they feel happy, valued, challenged and supported to achieve their very best.

Why join us?

Staff across the trust are talented and enthusiastic, and all contribute to the trust’s success story.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an outstanding team within a high-performing multi academy trust with exciting career prospects for successful applicants.

CPD

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Employee Benefits

As a Trust, we have developed an extensive range of employee benefits that focus on your Financial, Physical and Mental Wellbeing.

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Holiday Entitlement: minimum 35 days (subject to pro rata if working part-time and dependent upon salary and continuous service) including statutory Bank Holidays.

In accordance with DfE Keeping Children Safe in Education, an online search will be completed on all shortlisted applicants prior to interview. Any relevant information will be discussed further with the applicant during the recruitment process.

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 The Vale Primary Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 218 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: The Vale Primary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-vale-primary-academy

Our school is very proud to be part of the Delta Academies Trust. We have a dedicated staff, each one of whom is committed to securing the very best for the children in our care. We feel very fortunate to work with the children at The Vale Primary Academy and we are excited by the journey the school is on. Our vision for our pupils is clear: we believe that every child who attends our school deserves an outstanding education, which will enable them to succeed at primary school and beyond. This is our unwavering aim and one that we will work relentlessly to achieve.

We know that children learn best when there is a successful partnership between home and school. We place a great deal of importance on the relationship with parents and carers; we are committed to building relationships which are built on trust, mutual respect, effective communication and support.

We are an outstanding team who strive to constantly improve our practice and ensure that the quality of education; behaviour and attitudes; children’s personal development; and leadership and management; are shining examples of best practice. One of our key drivers is to address educational disadvantage by growing a movement of outstanding teachers and leaders.

Our staff are talented and enthusiastic and have all contributed to the Academy’s success story. At The Vale Primary Academy, we value the continuous professional development of all our employees and recognise that our staff are most successful when they feel happy, valued, challenged and supported to achieve their very best.

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