SEN Teaching Assistant

St. Clement's CofE Primary School, Sheerness, Kent, ME12 4AB

14 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  30 June 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  16 June 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: £24,796.00 Annually (FTE) Actual Annual Salary £17706

SEN Teaching Assistant job summary

We are seeking a caring, enthusiastic, and dedicated Special Educational Needs Teaching Assistant (SEN TA) to join our friendly and supportive primary school team. This is a rewarding opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of children with additional needs.

You will work closely with class teachers and the SENCo to support pupils across the school, providing both one-to-one and small group support to help them achieve their full potential academically, socially, and emotionally.

There are two positions available.

31.25 hours per week, Monday to Friday term time only (38 weeks)

25 hours per week, Monday to Friday term time only (38 weeks)

Key Responsibilities

Support pupils with a range of special educational needs (e.g., ASD, ADHD, speech and language difficulties, SEMH)

Assist in delivering tailored learning activities under the guidance of the class teacher

Provide one-to-one support to pupils where required

Help create a safe, inclusive, and positive learning environment

Encourage independence, confidence, and social development

Work collaboratively with teachers, SENCo, and external professionals

Monitor and record pupil progress

The Ideal Candidate Will:

Have experience working with children with SEND (preferred but not essential)

Be patient, nurturing, and adaptable

Have strong communication and teamwork skills

Demonstrate a genuine passion for supporting children’s learning and wellbeing

Be able to build positive relationships with pupils, staff, and parents

What We Offer:

A supportive and welcoming staff team

Opportunities for training and professional development

A positive and inclusive school environment

The chance to make a meaningful impact on children’s lives

We warmly encourage visits to the school. To arrange a tour or an informal conversation, please contact the school office.

St Clements is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All staff are expected to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to follow the relevant safeguarding procedures, including Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSiE) guidance, and will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

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 St. Clement's CofE Primary School

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 184 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St. Clement's CofE Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-clement-s-ce-primary-school

We are very proud of our community, journey and Christian ethos at St Clement’s.

Our curriculum and pastoral care ensure that all members of our community feel valued and strive to achieve their dreams:

‘For nothing will be impossible with God.’ Luke 1:37

Our Christian values encourage all of our community to be supportive and tolerant of one another in God’s image. We celebrate one another’s differences and successes, so that everyone feels valued and can grow in self-belief and self-worth. We aim to nurture each individual, so that they develop the resilience needed to continue beyond the classroom, as life-long learners and global citizens. Our school’s vision underpins everything that we do and is further strengthen by our Christian values of truth, love, forgiveness, courage and respect.

As headteacher, I am honoured to lead such a wonderful school with a highly motivated team of governors and staff, who are active members of Aquila.

Please contact the school office if you would like to visit our school in person.

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