SEN Teaching Assistant

St Andrew's Ceva Primary School, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 5EN

24 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  9 November 2026 at 5pm

• Date listed

  16 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £18,135.00 Annually (Actual) Term time only

SEN Teaching Assistant job summary

St. Andrew's CEVA Primary School is seeking an enthusiastic and compassionate SEND Practitioner to support our SEND class teacher to lead learning in our specialist provision, The Echo Unit. This provision is for pupils in Key Stage 1 with communication and interaction needs, including autistic spectrum disorder (ASD). This practitioner will support the class teacher to create a safe, nurturing and stimulating learning environment where, through strong and trusting relationships, pupils can thrive academically, socially and emotionally, irrespective of their different academic and developmental levels. We are seeking a practitioner who is creative, flexible and resilient.

We are looking for:

• A practitioner with experience working with pupils with communication and interaction challenges
• Someone who is flexible, empathetic, and proactive, with a solution-focused mindset
• A strong team player with excellent communication skills and a collaborative approach
• A reflective individual, who is committed to professional development and promoting inclusive education values
• Commitment to reinforcing the Christian ethos of the school
• Experience with implementing support plans
• A commitment to continued professional development
• Are able to provide sensitive support, coregulation, personal care and manage medical need

We can offer:

• An exciting new challenge and a chance to make a significant impact to the lives of pupils with SEND
• A supportive and forward-thinking school community
• Opportunities for CPD and SEND-specific training
• A creative, positive and flexible classroom environment
• A church school with a strong Christian ethos

Visits to the school are welcomed. Please telephone the school office on 01604 406486 to arrange a visit.

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

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment. All posts will be subject to receipt of satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure, social media checks, medical and reference checks. All pre-employment checks are in line with “Keeping Children Safe in Education”.

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 St Andrew's Ceva Primary School

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 281 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: St Andrew's Ceva Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-andrew-s-ceva-primary-school

We are a good school and OFSTED confirmed this in November 2019. At our school, we provide not just excellent education and care during the school day, but a comprehensive wrap-around care option for those parents and carers who need it.

It is of vital importance to us that our children develop a lifelong love of learning through a relevant, creative and fun curriculum, appropriate to the children’s needs and interests. We see the child as a “whole” and it is of paramount importance to us to develop their social, spiritual, moral, cultural, physical and academic well-being.

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