SEN Teaching Assistant

Berrycoombe School, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL31 2PH

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  31 October 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  17 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time: 16 hours a week - Tuesday and Wednesday with a half day to be confirmed
• Contract type: Permanent
• Actual salary: £8,846.08

What skills and experience we're looking for

About The Role:

Truro and Penwith Academy Trust, together with the Local Monitoring Committee of Berrycoombe School, are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, skilled and empathetic SEN Teaching Assistant (KS2) to join our team of dedicated professionals. Relevant qualifications or previous experience in a similar role required. The role is working 2 and half days a week. Berrycoombe Primary is a one-form entry town school.

We are searching for successful candidates who are:

• Are committed and passionate about ensuring every child succeeds and flourishes.
• Understand that outstanding learning for each child starts with the warm and supportive relationships they have with their class adult.

About You:

You will have an empathetic and playful approach to working with children you will also have good communication skills to ensure a productive working relationship with your class teacher. You will need to be organised and be able to work independently when needed.

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

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Upload additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Job Description and Person Specification SEN Teaching Assistant Point 4.pdf - 212 KB (opens in new tab)

About Berrycoombe School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 210 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Berrycoombe School website
• Email address: recruitment@tpacademytrust.org
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/berrycoombe-school

https://www.berrycoombeschool.co.uk/web/prospectus/524376

Arranging a visit to Berrycoombe School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@tpacademytrust.org.

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