SEN Teaching Assistant

Oasis Academy Mayfield, Southampton, Hampshire, SO19 9NA

13 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  15 September 2026

• Closing date

  28 September 2026 at 11:59am

• Date listed

  15 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £26,016 - 27,709 FTE / Actuall £20,260 - £21,579

SEN Teaching Assistant job summary

Oasis Academy Mayfield currently have an exciting opportunity for a dedicated practitioner to join the team as a SEN Teaching Assistant, supporting teaching staff with responsibility for the development and educational provision of learners.

Job overview

You’ll be responsible for assisting with planning, preparation and delivery of lesson provision, both on a whole-class and individual basis, preparing resources to support learning activities as well as ensuring pupils are supported pastorally. You’ll contribute to evaluating student progress and provide feedback to the class teacher to ensure all students’ learning needs are being met.

Job requirements

• A minimum of 3 GCSEs at C grade or above, including English and Maths
• Teaching Assistant qualification desirable
• Experience of class supervision and assisting with lesson provision to achieve positive learning outcomes
• Good written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work in tandem with teaching staff
• Ability to be empathetic and understanding to the needs of students
• Ability to build good relationships with children and adults
• High expectation of behaviour and ability to challenge without confrontation
• Understanding of student personal as well as academic needs and to treat with respect
• Able to empower children to access all areas of the curriculum and to achieve their maximum potential 

What We Can Offer:

When you join the Oasis family there are a number of offers you’ll receive that make us stand out as an employer of choice. These include but are not limited to:

• Defined benefit pension scheme (inc. life cover, lower tax, set rate 1/49 and ill health cover) - average input of 18.2% from us! 
• Access to free counselling service
• Free eye tests
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Healthcare Cash Plan scheme
• A lively environment with colleagues who care
• Term-time working

Why join us?

As a SEN Teaching Assistant within Oasis Academy Mayfield, you’ll be able to build upon your existing skillset within a supportive environment, with professional development, training, and career progression opportunities available.

Full time salary is £26,016 - 27,709 FTE, with the actual salary being £20,260 - £21,579 based on 33.5 hours per week Term-Time

We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. Therefore, early application is strongly encouraged.

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

Oasis Academy Mayfield is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people. All staff and volunteers are expected to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks. This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent spoken English is an essential requirement for this role

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 Oasis Academy Mayfield

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 884 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Oasis Academy Mayfield website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/oasis-academy-mayfield

As part of Oasis, we passionately believe in its' ethos. At Oasis Academy Mayfield, we are committed to delivering excellence for everyone, entitling our students, staff and community to an exceptional education. It is our responsibility to provide the highest standards of teaching and learning, enabling students to achieve their very best, preparing them for life in the 21st century. We strive to every student to make outstanding progress throughout their time at the academy, regardless of their individual challenges or starting point on entry. This focus stands resolutely alongside the wider vision of Oasis Community Learning and the Education Charter.

We encourage our students and staff to follow the Mayfield Way; Be Kind, Be Determined and Be Proud.

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