SEN Support Assistant
Cape Cornwall School, Penzance, Cornwall, TR19 7JX22 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
22 April 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
31 March 2026
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 35 hours per week. Term Time plus INSET Days
Contract type
- Permanent
Actual salary
- £20,460.53
What skills and experience we're looking for
About You:
Cape Cornwall School is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and versatile individual to join our SEN Support Team within our ‘Kites’ ARB. The post will involve working closely with students who may display complex and challenging behaviour.
The successful applicant will have a patient and caring nature, as well as an inherent desire to help students with additional needs thrive academically and socially within our specialist ’Kites’ Area Resource Base (ARB). Our ‘Kites’ ARB forms part of Cape Cornwall School and is a specialist provision for children who have special educational needs.
You will share our commitment to excellence, inclusion and aspiration for every student and will be determined to ensure the very best outcomes for children. You will work in partnership with colleagues within Truro and Penwith Academy Trust schools.Truro and Penwith Academy Trust, together with Cape Cornwall School, are seeking to appoint a dynamic and committed SEN Support Assistant for Cape Cornwall School.
Our school is also home to our ‘Kites’ Area Resource Base. This is a bespoke provision for children with a range of special educational needs. There are 20 children roll at Kites and we are proud of the interface between ‘Kites’ and the mainstream school. Many of the students registered to ‘Kites’ follow a mainstream academic pathway whilst others have a bespoke curriculum, well-suited to their needs.
What the school offers its staff
Working for TPAT and Benefits
‘The Trust that Schools want to join’ Ofsted - 2019
We are an inclusive and progressive Trust and believe that all children and young people should have the best possible life chances. If you share this belief, we would love you to work with us.
We care about our staff and value their skills, contribution and expertise. Our commitment to growing great people means that we support staff in their own professional growth and development and empower them through support and career opportunities. Whether you choose to work in one of our schools, or are based in our central team, you will thrive in a stimulating, friendly and diverse environment that nurtures talent and celebrates success.
If you choose to work for us, you will receive:
- A competitive salary
- National terms and conditions of employment and access to either Teachers Pension or Local Government Pension Schemes
- Cycle to work scheme
- Eye voucher scheme
- Access to CPD and career pathways to further develop your career
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which provides employees with free confidential advice and support on a variety of personal, family or workplace issueshhtps://www.employeeassistance.org.uk/
Further information about the job
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Cape Cornwall School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 284 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Cape Cornwall School website
- Email address
- recruitment@tpacademytrust.org
- Phone number
- 01736 788501
https://cape.cornwall.sch.uk/be-inspired/
Arranging a visit to Cape Cornwall School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@tpacademytrust.org.
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