SEN Support Assistant - Maternity Cover / Part Time

The Minster School, Southwell, Nottinghamshire, NG25 0LG

19 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  1 November 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  12 October 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: £26,824.00 - £29,540.00 Annually (FTE)

SEN Support Assistant - Maternity Cover / Part Time job summary

THE MINSTER SCHOOL, SOUTHWELL

A Church of England Academy

Member of the Minster Trust for Education

NOR 1650 - Age Range 7-18

Special Educational Needs Support Assistant (SENSA)

NJC Salary Scale - Grade 4

FTE £26,824- £29,540 (Pay Award Pending)

Actual Salary - £15,883 - £17,491 (Pay Award Pending)

Term Time Only - Maternity Cover

4 days a week - 25.5 hours

To Commence ASAP

The Minster School is a highly regarded, oversubscribed school, serving the local community of Southwell and surrounding villages. As a Church of England Academy, we have a strong ethos which is based around our values of Wisdom, Optimism, Resilience, Kindness and Service through which we live and breathe our motto of Succeeding Together. The school currently has 1650 students on roll including over 350 students in the sixth form and 40 students in the junior department. We are regularly amongst the top schools in Nottinghamshire for achievement and attainment.

Alongside serving our own students, we are the home of East Midlands East Maths Hub, a strategic partner of the Redhill Teaching Hub and a member of the Minster Learning Alliance. The Minster School is a member of the Minster Trust for Education (MITRE), a multi academy trust.

The Minster School is seeking to appoint a dedicated and enthusiastic Special Educational Needs Support Assistant (SENSA), to join our highly skilled team. The successful candidate will provide specialist support to individual students and groups of students by assisting with personal care and supporting learning under the supervision, direction and guidance of the SEN team.

Significant previous experience of working with children/young people and excellent numeracy and literacy skills will be most beneficial. If you are keen to make a difference to the progress and aspirations of our students, then we would very much welcome your application.

For more information about the role, please contact our HR Assistant Lizz Caunt - l.caunt@minsterschool.org.uk

Closing date: Sunday 1st November 2026, 12.00pm.

Interviews will be held: Friday 6th November 2026

The Minster Trust for Education is committed to safeguarding children and the promotion of equal opportunities for staff and students. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check and complete a KCSIE Declaration.

Please note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy sooner if we receive suitable applications for the role.

Previous applicants need not apply.

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 Minster School

• Organisation type: Academy, Church of England, ages 7 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1616 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: The Minster School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-minster-school-southwell

The Minster School is a founding member of the Minster Trust for Education, a multi-academy trust supporting the very best education in all its facets for children in Nottinghamshire

School location

Get a job alert when similar jobs are listed

Find more school jobs in Nottinghamshire and Nottingham