SEN Teaching Assistant

The Mendip School, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 4FZ

35 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September/October 2025

• Closing date

  31 August 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  22 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Special Education Needs (SEN)
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,294.00 - £24,702.00 Annually (FTE) SEN Allowance payable after 1 year service (£1,401 per annum pro rata)

SEN Teaching Assistant job summary

The Mendip School

Teaching Assistant working within our Learning to Learn class (nurture provision)

32 hours per week

Permanent

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

Are you looking for a job where each day is different, filled with experiences that are both challenging, fun and fulfilling? A role where you go home with a sense of achievement knowing that you and your team have made a difference every day to the wonderful young people in your care? Where you can choose a career pathway that suits your personal circumstances and professional ambitions? Where you can shine and achieve your very best with like-minded people who genuinely care and work as a team?

The Mendip School are seeking to appoint hard working, resilient and dedicated teaching assistants to work with our children aged 4-19 with a diagnosis of Autism and/or Speech, Language and Communication Needs.

The post holders’ responsibilities include providing general classroom support, meeting pupils’ emotional, social and physical needs, supporting behaviour and liaising with teaching staff in the development and delivery of a differentiated curriculum.

We would encourage anyone with special school or mainstream experience to apply although full training will be given to the right candidates. We are looking for candidates who have the ability to;

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 failures 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:

KS3 pupils who are working on a more holistic curriculum and need support through a child-led approach

Encouraging learning through areas of interest

Off-site learning and curriculum support

Supporting other areas of the school where appropriate

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.

Closing Date: Sunday 31 August 2025

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.

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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.

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
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-mendip-school

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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