SEN Teaching Assistant L1 (Fixed Term 12 months)

Goodrich CofE Primary School, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, HR9 6HY

25 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1st September 2026

• Closing date

  7 August 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  13 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £13.05 Annually (Actual)

SEN Teaching Assistant L1 (Fixed Term 12 months) job summary

The pupils, staff and governors are seeking to appoint a caring, committed and enthusiastic Teaching Assistant to join our support team.

This role will involve providing dedicated one-to-one support for a pupil who will be entering Year 4. The successful candidate will play a key role in helping the pupil access learning, develop confidence and achieve their full potential within our nurturing school environment.

We are looking for someone who can build positive and professional relationships with pupils, parents/carers and colleagues, and who is committed to working collaboratively as part of a supportive team.

As part of the Diocese of Hereford Multi-Academy Trust we are committed to providing high-quality education and support for every child, benefiting from a culture of collaboration, shared expertise and continuous improvement across our family of schools.

Our staff are dedicated to ensuring that every child is valued, supported and encouraged to reach their individual potential through strong partnerships with families and a shared commitment to inclusion and wellbeing.

The role would require 3 full days and 2 mornings per week.

We are looking for a person who ideally

• Has experience of working on a one-to-one basis with a child
• Team player with good communication and interpersonal skills
• A willingness to attend training in order to best meet individual needs of the child
• The ability to use their initiative and ensure the child's needs are met as inclusively as possible.

We can offer

• Good resources in a beautiful rural setting
• Highly motivated pupils
• A supportive team of teachers, support staff and governors
• Active commitment and support for your professional development both in the school and throughout the wider Trust.

The Diocese of Hereford Multi-Academy Trust and its academies are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff, and volunteers, to share the same commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check and will follow the safer recruitment policy.

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

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 Goodrich CofE Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, Church of England, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 155 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Goodrich CofE Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/goodrich-cofe-primary-school-ross-on-wye

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