SEN Teaching Assistant, Temporary

Charter Primary School, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3EA

2 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  9 March 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  12 February 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: £25,185.00 - £26,824.00 Annually (FTE) Trust Grade Points 4-8

SEN Teaching Assistant, Temporary job summary

The Athelstan Trust is a successful and growing Multi-Academy Trust consisting of five secondary schools and four primary schools in Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, and South Gloucestershire. We currently employ over 600 people and educate 4,100 pupils and plan to expand further over the coming years.

We wish to recruit a positive, engaging and adaptable Teaching Assistant to join our experienced team to support the learning of children with special educational needs across our school. The role will predominately be based working on a 1:1 basis with assigned pupils either within our Resource Base for children with social, communication and interaction needs, or with children within our mainstream classes.

This is a temporary, specific purpose contract to provide support whilst the pupil(s) with an EHCP remain in the school. The post is 30 hours per week, term time only plus TD days (39 weeks per year) to start as soon as possible. Hours of work will be Monday to Friday 8.45am to 3.15pm, including 1 hour per day OPaL lunchtime supervision, with a half hour break each day.

If you choose to join the Charter team, we can offer:

• A commitment to developing the talents and skills of all our staff
• A caring, enthusiastic and friendly team of staff
• Supportive parents, colleagues, leaders, local governors and Trust leaders
• The opportunity to work collaboratively within The Athelstan Trust
• A positive ethos underpinned by shared values
• A modern setting with spacious indoor and outdoor areas
• Employee assistance programme
• Automatic enrolment to the teacher or local government pension schemes
• Cycle to Work scheme

Applications will be considered as they are received; we reserve the right to make an appointment prior to the closing date.

The Athelstan Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check along with standard preemployment safeguarding checks. As the role includes working with children, it is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Applicants must, therefore, disclose all spent and unspent convictions. References will be sought for shortlisted candidates before interview. Please also be aware that you will be subject to an online check and that you may be questioned about the findings of such a check at your interview.

We are a flexible working employer, and we are willing to make any reasonable adjustments you require during your interview so please ask us.

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 Charter Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: Up to 357 pupils
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Charter Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/charter-primary-school-chippenham

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