SEN Teaching Assistant - linked to funding

Charlton Church of England Primary School, Dover, Kent, CT16 2LX

5 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  11 November 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  6 November 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £26,497.00 Annually (FTE) Actual anual salary £16876.55

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 Charlton Church of England Primary School. This is a rewarding opportunity to make a meaningful difference by providing dedicated, individual support to a 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 27.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday 9am - 3pm term time only (38 weeks).

Key Responsibilities

• Provide dedicated support to 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
• Experience in Speach and Language/Little Wandle phonics and a range of KS2 interventions are desiable.

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

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 Charlton Church of England Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 206 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Charlton Church of England Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/charlton-church-of-england-primary-school-dover

OFSTED NOVEMBER 2023

Pupils behave exceptionally well and treat each other with kindness.

Pupils are enthusiastic and exceptionally focused learners.
The school makes sure that personal development is a high priority.

As a school, we live and breathe our vision through our work with our children, parents and wider community. Dover provides a unique context and, as such, we have access to a wonderfully wide range of resources, experiences and backgrounds to enrich the lives of our children. It is a place where children really matter and every individual’s ability is recognised, developed and rewarded. We firmly believe that with God, all things are possible and our children are encouraged to be loving, kind and respectful of others.

We believe that all children who become pupils at our school deserve the very best and our aim is to help them succeed by reaching their full potential in every area of school life – academic, social, personal, physical and spiritual - as a truly inclusive school.

Our children are our best ambassadors and embody the teaching and learning at our school, embracing our key teaching:

“Love one another; as I have loved you” John 13:34

Within our school we work very hard to create a passionate team of teachers, non-teaching and support staff that will support each child in reaching their full potential. For us our philosophy of education is simple: we want the best for all of our children and we want to create a learning environment that encompasses our passion for learning and our passion for life!

We believe that the key to our success is the broad and balanced creative curriculum we offer. So, whilst we ensure that we deliver the National Curriculum fully, we use creative ways to do so. For example, we use our local area, including outdoor learning experiences, to enrich the learning experience. Inspiring our children to become independent learners is at the heart of everything that we do and we take great pride in the fact that we offer such a wealth of experiences.

Charlton Primary School is proud to be an active member of Aquila, The Diocese of Canterbury Trust. To find out more about the Trust, visit their website: www.aquilatrust.co.uk

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