SEN Teaching Assistant
Fitzwaryn School, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 9ET7 days remaining to apply
Start date details
TBC Pending successful completion of safer recruitment checks
Closing date
31 March 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
24 March 2026
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- NJC G6, SCP8-13. Actual Salary £18,235.86-£19,758.69 based on 30 hours per week, TTO
SEN Teaching Assistant job summary
‘....Make a Difference Every Day....’
Are you ready to grow your career in SEND? We are seeking caring, motivated and enthusiastic Teaching Assistants to join our team. Whether you are experienced or looking for a rewarding career change, this is a genuine opportunity to support pupils with additional needs to achieve their potential.
What we Offer
- Competitive salary
- Full induction programme and ongoing CPD, including specialist SEN training
- Paid wellbeing days, free flu vaccinations and on-site parking
- Flexible working options (part-time or job share considered)
- Local Government Pension (LGPS)
- Employee assistance programme
- Refer-a-friend scheme (earn up to £500)
- A strong, therapeutic and supportive school culture
About the Role
- Working pattern: 8:45-15:15 Monday-Friday, incl a 30 minute unpaid lunchbreak
- Support pupils with SLD, PMLD and ASD in the classroom and across school
- Assist with learning activities, therapy programmes and IEP targets
- Support enrichment activities (swimming, PE, community visits, horse riding)
- Provide personal and intimate care when needed
- Promote positive behaviour, wellbeing and independence
- Build strong relationships with pupils, staff, families and therapists
About you
- GCSE English and maths (Grade 4/C or equivalent)
- Experience supporting children or young people (school, care, youth work etc.)
- Calm, patient, motivated and a strong team player
- Experience with children or young people with EHCPs or additional needs (desirable)
How to Apply
To apply for this rewarding opportunity, please Apply Now. Early applications are strongly encouraged.
To arrange a visit or to find out more, please contact the School Business Manager, Amy Fitzgerald, on 01235 764504
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
The Propeller Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All staff and volunteers are expected to share this commitment.
This role involves a high level of contact with children or vulnerable adults and is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check (including Barred List where applicable) and online searches for publicly available information.
We value diversity and welcome applications from all backgrounds, regardless of sex, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status or pregnancy/maternity.
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 Fitzwaryn School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 19
- School size
- 125 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Fitzwaryn School website
Fitzwaryn is an Outstanding Special School for children and young people from 3 – 19 years old whose Special Educational Needs range from Moderate Learning Difficulties through to Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties.
The school is situated in Wantage, a small but growing market town in Oxfordshire. We have a fantastic, up to the minute, purpose built environment that enables us to deliver an exciting and diverse curriculum for each and every child. We continually strive to further develop our educational offer and in recent times we have added a Horticulture area and a bike track to our outside provision.
The school is organised into 11 classes including provision for EYFS and Post 16. Our dedicated staff team are committed to providing the best possible education for the pupils at the school, grasping every opportunity to provide a rich and diverse curriculum which often takes place outside the classroom. The staff team is committed to further developing their own skills and expertise through the Continuing Professional Development offered at the school. We work closely with parents, carers and other professionals to ensure we are meeting the diverse needs of all of the pupils.
Our vision of ‘through learning to learn, pupils will access society’ underpins all that we do with the aim that all of the pupils who have been with us leave with the skills and knowledge they need to successfully engage in the next stage of their lives and of course with fantastic memories of their time at Fitzwaryn!
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