SEN Teaching Assistant
Sixpenny Handley First School and Nursery, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP5 5NJ19 days remaining to apply
Start date details
Monday 3 November 2025
Closing date
20 October 2025 at 12:59am
Date listed
1 October 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £25,583.00 - £25,989.00 Annually (FTE) Dorset Grade 5, SP5 to SP6 (£25,583 to £25,989 pro rata)
SEN Teaching Assistant job summary
The Heath Academy Trust and Sixpenny Handley First School and Nursery are excited to be looking to appoint an energetic, enthusiastic SEN Teaching Assistant, working predominantly to support the provision in Early Years. Under the direction of the Early Years lead and SENDCo you will be providing one to one support for a pupil with additional needs, working both in the classroom environment and within an individualised workspace.
This role is on a term-time only basis, Monday to Friday. You will initially be required for 15 hours per week, with the hours increasing to 20 hours per week in January 2026 and increasing further to 30 hours per week in April 2026. This is a fixed term contract until 31 August 2026; possibly with the option to extend.
The successful applicant will ideally have a level 3 childcare qualification and will have experience of working with younger children and those who need additional academic, emotional and communication support. Training support will provided for the right candidate to build knowledge of ASD and communication techniques. We will consider all applicants with appropriate skills, passion and commitment for this important role. The successful applicant should want to play a full part in the life of the school as part of a friendly and dedicated team, who are committed to high standards.
Further details about this role can be found on the job description and person specification included in the recruitment pack and more information about the school can be found on our website: www.sixpennyhandleyschool.co.uk. Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and encouraged. Please contact our school office on 01725 552356 to arrange your visit or discuss the post further.
In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, all applications must be completed via the online application form. CVs will not be accepted or considered. References will be sought for all candidates who accept the invitation to interview. Please ensure referees are able to provide a full reference rather than a standard statement of employment time. You should provide the email and telephone contact details for all referees - thank you.
The Heath Academy Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants. As part of the safer recruitment check, online searches will be conducted for all shortlisted candidates. The search will be purely based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not be on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974
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 Sixpenny Handley First School and Nursery
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 9
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 82 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 9
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Sixpenny Handley First School and Nursery website
Part of The Heath Academy Trust, Sixpenny Handley First School and Nursery is a small, friendly village school for children from 2 to 9 years, nestled in the beautiful surroundings of Cranborne Chase. As a Rights Respecting and Jigsaw Flagship school, we look to develop our children into young people who are prepared for each part of their learning journey and beyond.
From 2 years old, children are part of our community and encouraged to explore and take the lead with their learning; understanding and respecting their environment and supported to step out of their comfort zone when presented with new and exciting challenges. Throughout the school, we nurture self-respect, friendship, endeavour and kindness linked to our British values and where possible develop the children's understanding of what it means to be part of rural Dorset, the UK and the wider world.
The staff and children promote these values through our school vision:
If We Believe We Can Achieve
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