SEN Teaching Assistant
The Mendip School, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 4FZ23 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
3 January 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
10 December 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time, full time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £26,403.00 - £26,824.00 Annually (FTE) SEN Allowance payable after 1year service (£1,538 per annum pro rata)
SEN Teaching Assistant job summary
The Mendip School
Teaching Assistant working 1:1 with a KS4 student
32 hours per week
Fixed Term - funding dependent
Starting ASAP
£24,294.00 - £24,702.00 Annually (FTE)
Actually annual salary if working 32 hours per week TTO 38 weeks + 5 INSET Days = £18,072 also SEN Allowance payable after 1 years service (£1,401 per annum pro rata). N.B The actual annual salary amount will be less if working less than 32 hours per work
The Mendip School are seeking a committed and resilient Teaching Assistant to support a student with social communication and emotional needs within our KS3/4 ready-to-learn cohort.
You will build a trusting, consistent relationship, provide regular check-ins, support transitions and deliver targeted life skills, PSHE and regulation-based sessions. A nurturing, calm and flexible approach is essential, with the ability to maintain clear boundaries and lead low-demand, interest-based activities.
There will also be times where you will offer wider classroom support, helping meet pupils’ emotional, social and physical needs, supporting positive behaviour and assisting staff in delivering a differentiated curriculum.
The Mendip School is a specialist setting for pupils aged 4-19 with Autism and/or Speech, Language and Communication Needs, where children’s needs are central, aspirations are high and staff are supported to thrive.
We would encourage anyone with special school or mainstream experience to apply although full training will be given to the right candidate.
We are looking for candidates who have the ability to;
- build a connection with pupils and demonstrate a full understanding of individual needs
- build and maintain successful working relationships with others
- be confident, resilient and have excellent communication skills
- support inclusion, diversity, and equity of all pupils, and provide opportunities for everyone to learn irrespective of ability
- have strength of character, resilience, and determination to succeed
- promote and support positive behaviour
- reflect on success and challenges to build strategies which support pupils in achieving learning goals
- have a positive and can-do attitude
- have a genuine passion for supporting children’s learning and emotional resilience
In return we will offer the successful candidate:
- a caring and enthusiastic team who enjoy the challenges and opportunities of working within a school environment
- a welcoming school with friendly, enthusiastic staff and pupils
- an opportunity to work with inquisitive and amazing children and young people
- a job that is never boring; where every day is different
- opportunities for training and career development
This role will include working with:
- A young person with social communication and emotional needs within a KS3/4 ready to learn class
- You will need to demonstrate a calm and patient approach, following the guidance of - teaching staff and other professionals
- An ability to positively maintain clear boundaries whilst also having flexibility of thought to problem solve
- Off-site learning and curriculum support
- Supporting other areas of the school where appropriate
Visits to our school are extremely welcome, please contact Rachel Starr (Office Manager/PA to Head) on 01749 838040 to arrange a tour to really appreciate what we have to offer.
The Partnership Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references, as well as proof of suitable qualifications and a full employment history. We are an equal opportunities employer.
We have the right to close the advert early if sufficient applications are received.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Please note: The salary indicated is based on a pay scale. New appointments are normally made at the bottom of the scale. Progression through the scale is dependent on length of service in line with our pay policy
All applications should be made via MyNewTerm
The Partnership Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
The Partnership Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About The Mendip School
- School type
- Free School, ages 4 to 19
- School size
- 142 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Mendip School website
Thank you for expressing an interest in working The Mendip School, a school for children with Autistic Spectrum Disorders and Speech, Language and Communication Needs aged 4-19.
The Mendip School is part of the multi-academy trust partnership known as The Partnership Trust. This status allows the school to be more autonomous and to focus on initiatives that raise aspiration and achievement for children and young people.
The Mendip School staff and governors are committed to and passionate about the learning and progress of our pupils. We have high aspirations for our young people and we aim to provide a high quality, relevant and balanced education for all our pupils that focuses on individual, personal and academic achievement. Students are taught in small groups, usually with more than one member of staff in attendance. There is a happy and positive atmosphere in which young people can fulfill their potential and grow in self-confidence with respect for the people and environment around them.
We would welcome applications from people who may currently be working in mainstream schools as full training and support programmes are offered to those who have limited experience of working in a special school.
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