SEN Teaching Assistant - linked to funding
Archbishop Courtenay Primary School, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 6QN3 days remaining to apply
Start date details
TBC
Closing date
16 November 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
13 November 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher or lecturer
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full time equivalent salary
- £26,497.00 Annually (FTE) Actual Annual Salary: £19945.02
SEN Teaching Assistant - linked to funding job summary
We are seeking a committed and enthusiastic SEN Teaching Assistant to join our friendly and supportive team at Archbishop Courtenay Primary School. This is a rewarding opportunity to make a meaningful difference by providing dedicated, individual support to pupils, helping them to thrive academically, socially, and emotionally.
As a SEN Teaching Assistant, you will work closely with the class teacher, SENCo, and other professionals to support the learning, wellbeing, and development of individual pupils, including those with additional needs. You will play a key role in helping the pupils access the curriculum, develop independence, and engage positively in school life.
This post is for 32.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday 8:30am - 3:30pm term time only (38 weeks).
Key Responsibilities
- Provide dedicated support for pupils under the direction of the class teacher and SENCo
- Support the pupil’s access to learning and participation in classroom activities
- Implement personalised strategies and interventions to meet the pupil’s individual learning, behavioural, emotional, or medical needs
- Assist with the planning and delivery of adapted learning activities
- Promote positive behaviour, emotional regulation, and social interaction
- Support the pupils during transitions, break times, and school activities
- Help maintain a safe, supportive, and inclusive learning environment
- Monitor and record progress, contributing to assessments and review meetings as required
- Work closely with teachers, parents/carers, and external agencies to provide consistent support
About You
We are looking for someone who is:
- Passionate about supporting children with additional needs to succeed
- Patient, understanding, and empathetic
- Able to build strong, trusting relationships with pupils and staff
- Confident in following individual support plans and behaviour strategies
- Observant, proactive, and responsive to a pupil’s needs
- A clear and effective communicator with good interpersonal skills
What We Offer
- A welcoming and supportive staff team
- Ongoing professional development and training opportunities
- A positive, inclusive, and well‑resourced learning environment
- The opportunity to make a genuine and lasting impact on a child’s education and wellbeing
We warmly encourage visits to the school. To arrange a tour or an informal conversation, please contact the school office.
We encourage early applications and reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found.
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 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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Archbishop Courtenay Primary School
- Organisation type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- Size
- 329 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
On behalf of myself and my team of dedicated staff and governors, I am delighted to welcome you to Archbishop Courtenay Primary School, a place where our children feel safe and secure, and know they are cherished.
Nurture extends beyond the classroom with our offer of support to families, along with our strong belief in fostering all our relationships with kindness and compassion. Our vision is threaded throughout our school, it is its heartbeat, it shapes everything we do. Archbishop Courtenay is a safe haven for all our community, offering hope and aspiration to all our children as they travel on their journey through our school. We offer a firm foundation for our unique and diverse pupils, respecting each child’s individuality to ensure they learn to value themselves and others, not only within our school family but beyond. We do this though our broad and balanced curriculum, providing a rich menu of exciting and motivating learning activities that make creative links between all aspects of our children’s learning. We encourage our children to use their imaginations to inspire their love of learning and develop a sense of wonder.
We are guided along our spiritual path by God’s love, reflecting on the world, our lives, whilst drawing on our school values, compassion, friendship, resilience, aspiration and respect. This makes us part of a strong, resilient and proud community ready to thrive and flourish together.
Archbishop Courtenay Primary School is proud to be an active member of Aquila Trust. To find out more about the Trust, visit their website - www.aquilatrust.co.uk
We would love you to come and see our school in action so please do not hesitate to contact us direct and arrange a visit.
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