SEN Teaching Assistant
Buckland St Mary Church of England Primary School, Chard, Somerset, TA20 3SJ14 days remaining to apply
Job start date
23 February 2026
Closing date
6 February 2026 at 9am
Date listed
23 January 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Part time: 24.25 hours a week worked; Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 8.30am - 1.00pm Wednesday from 8.30am - 3.15pm
Contract type
- Fixed term - 31st August 2026
Actual salary
- £13,557
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking to appoint an exceptional candidate, for Buckland St Mary C of E Primary School who:
- Will be enthusiastic, flexible and highly motivated working alongside the class teacher to support a child 1:1 across all areas of the curriculum
- Will be responsible for ensuring the child has full access to the national curriculum and will use a range of strategies to ensure the child makes progress
- Will be required to work under the direction of the class teacher and liaise with other professionals both within and outside the school
- Will be responsible for working with an individual pupil and with small groups
- Will be expected to show a high degree of initiative and be able to react to situations with integrity and compassion
- Will have experience of working with children, ideally within a school environment
- Can inspire and motivate children and enable them to be the best that they can be
- Has the ability to encourage every child to learn and achieve and has enthusiasm, skill and desire to make a difference
- Has a passion to ensure high expectations for all ensuring that they make outstanding progress
- Can plan, prepare and promote constructive play during the lunchtime period
What the school offers its staff
We live our mission of Excellence through Cultivating Character, Sharing Talents and Pursuing Innovation, and return to this constantly to help guide every action. At the heart of all we do is the pursuit of excellence; we want to grow an exceptional trust, comprised of excellent schools. We are achieving this through our shared core values of Collaboration, Community, Integrity, Equity, and of course Uncompromising Excellence.
We are truly collaborative and we work together within, and across, our schools to ensure that all our children and members of staff achieve their potential. Together we work to create a full and rich curriculum offer allowing everyone to flourish - we translate our vision of excellence into our every-day practice. We are proud of our successful learning outcomes, but we aspire to achieve more than just academic excellence for our children. We also want our children to become successful learners, healthy thinkers, curious explorers, caring citizens, knowledgeable participants and confident individuals.
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
This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Buckland St Mary Church of England Primary School
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 62 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- recruitment@acexcellence.co.uk
- Phone number
- 07450 125066
Arranging a visit to Buckland St Mary Church of England Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@acexcellence.co.uk.
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