SEN Teaching Assistant
Sutton Community Academy, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, NG17 1EE14 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
25 November 2025 at 9am
Date listed
11 November 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £21,661.00 - £22,353.00 Annually (Actual) NJC Salary Scale Point 4 - 6
SEN Teaching Assistant job summary
SEN Teaching Assistant
- NJC Salary Scale Point 4 - 6
- £21,661 - £22,353 Actual per annum
- £25,185 - £25,989 FTE per annum
- 37 hours per week, Term time only (39 weeks per year)
- Fixed Term contract until 31/08/2026
- Commencement: As soon as possible
Be part of something life changing.
For our students and for you.
Are you looking for a fantastic new opportunity? Sutton Community Academy are looking to appoint a SEN Teaching Assistant.
About you: -
We are seeking to appoint a patient, flexible and professional individual with SEND experience to support students in the classroom to ensure that they are making progress academically, socially and emotionally.
The ideal candidate will hold GCSE Maths and English, Grade 4/C or above and a level 3 qualification in childcare or Teaching Assistant. To succeed, you will have good timekeeping and the ability to work as part of a team and independently. You will have excellent communication and organisational skills. We are keen to secure a high calibre professional who can make a telling contribution to our team. The appointed candidate will work collaboratively with colleagues and will be supported by a strong SLT.
We welcome applications from ambitious candidates, keen to make a difference who have a genuine passion and belief in the potential of every student.
About us:
At Academy Transformation Trust, we believe that every child matters and deserves a first-class education. Operating across the Midlands, the East of England and the Southeast, we ensure that students leave our academies with everything they need to reach their full potential; help us make learning central to every child’s life. We work inclusively within our communities, embracing the varied localities we serve whilst sharing our common vision and values.
Sutton Community Academy was graded ‘Good’ in all areas in our most recent Ofsted inspection, we are passionate about Diversity and Inclusion and welcome all applicants. We are a place where people learn, grow, share, and discover their full potential. Operating at the heart of Academy Transformation Trust gives our people unrivalled scope for personal and professional development. We train our staff to bring out the best in each and every student, and place strong emphasis on good behaviour, so that nobody is held back or prevented from developing. The same applies to our staff: we invest heavily in personal development with staff wellbeing always a priority.
About Academy Transformation Trust:
Sutton Community Academy is part of the Academy Transformation Trust family, whose mission is to transform learning, aspirations and opportunities for their pupils and the communities in which they live. This commitment also extends to staff who are key to their success. We offer 42 Leadership Development Pathways to stretch your mind and expand your skills, enabling you to tailor your own career path. That path could embrace any of our 21 Academies across 10 Local Authority Areas, serving 12,500 learners. With Academy Transformation Trust, the sky really is the limit.
In Return:
If you have what it takes, you can join an experienced, innovative Academy with incredible potential and you can look forward to:
An amazing people development offer through our ATT Institute providing you with continuous self-development.
A comprehensive package of benefits via our Viv-Up staff benefits platform. You will enjoy a generous pension scheme, shopping discounts, cycle-to-work and gym schemes, cinema tickets and an employee assistance program.
The chance to progress your career
We are an open school and proud of what we do - visits are welcome.
For Further information and to apply online, please see our application pack.
Sutton Community Academy are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful applicant will undertake an enhanced DBS criminal record check, and online searches will be carried out in line with KCSIE update 2025. We are committed to Diversity, Equality and Inclusion and welcome all applications. We are open to Flexible Working.
Closing date: Tuesday 25th November 9:00am
Interview date: To be confirmed
This vacancy may close earlier than the closing date if suitable applications are received, therefore, it is advised to apply early.
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 Sutton Community Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 800 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Sutton Community Academy website
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