SEN Teaching Assistant

Vale of Evesham School, Evesham, Worcestershire, WR11 1BN

20 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  1 June 2026 at 10am

• Date listed

  11 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £13.72 - £14.63 Hourly Actual Salary £19,857 - £21,165 CLPT 7-11 (£26,403 – £28,142 Full Time Equivalent)

SEN Teaching Assistant job summary

Vale of Evesham School are seeking to appoint a highly motivated and enthusiastic teaching assistants with a real passion for, and commitment to, teaching children with complex learning needs.

Vale of Evesham School is a very special place to work. If you have a passion to make a positive difference to the lives of our pupils and can bring expertise and continued dynamism to our staff body, then we would welcome your application. 

We are a member of Central Learning Partnership Trust who work collaboratively and share expertise to improve opportunities and life chances for all our young people. Vale of Evesham School is an all-age generic special school that takes pupils from the age of 4 to 18 and in 2023 was graded Good by Ofsted. We are a Specialist School for Cognition and Learning and work with parents/carers, schools and other agencies in our community to share practice. 

We strive to provide an inclusive, holistic provision that ensures the security and care for every child, thereby enabling them to reach their full potential in an encouraging and supportive environment. The pupils play a key part in their learning. Our staff are highly skilled and creative in ensuring all pupils have a broad, balanced and relevant curriculum.  

We are looking for someone who is:

• Have good numeracy and literacy skills

• Have knowledge of child development

• Understand the varied needs of children as they develop socially and academically

• Is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all pupils.

• Has experience of working with pupils with complex learning needs within a special school or mainstream, with any age group or transferrable skills from a similar setting.

• Have an ability to be flexible to the needs of the children.

• Be able to use ICT to store and retrieve data.

• Have a willingness to learn and take on new ideas 

In return we can offer:

• Dedicated staff committed to achieving high standards

• Excellent training and development

• A happy, stimulated and safe learning environment

• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme and a significant employer contribution

• Wellbeing package and staff support

To apply for this vacancy, please complete the vacancy through the My New Term platform, accessible via the school website www.valeofeveshamschool.org

The school prides itself on its welcoming and positive environment and would warmly encourage you to visit the school by prior arrangement. Please contact our Business Manager at Victoria.jervis@valeofeveshamschool.org if you would like to visit school.

Closing date: 10.00am Monday 1st June 2026

Shortlisting: Week commencing 1st June 2026

Interviews: TBC

Please note that by submitting an application, you acknowledge that we reserve the right to view any publicly available information published online (including social media platforms) as part of our shortlisting process, in line with current KCSIE guidelines.

CLPT is required under law and guidance to check the criminal background of all employees. Decisions to appoint will be subject to consideration of an enhanced disclosure, including a Barred List check, from the Disclosure and Barring Service. Because of the nature of the work for which you are applying, this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020).

If shortlisted for an interview you will be required to disclose to us information about any:

adult cautions (simple or conditional);

conditional cautions;

convictions in a Court of Law; and

This information can be disclosed either verbally at interview or by completing a relevant conviction form after interview if that is your preference. It is an offence for anyone to apply for a role if they are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

In accordance with the Childcare Act 2006 and the Childcare (Disqualification) Regulation 2009 the Governors are required to obtain an additional staff disqualification declaration for employees within settings providing care for early years childcare (this covers the age range from birth until 1st September following a child’s fifth birthday i.e. up to and including reception age) or later years childcare (this covers children above reception age but who have not attained the age of 8) in nursery, primary or secondary school educational settings, or if when directly concerned with the management of such childcare related establishments. This declaration is to confirm that you are not disqualified ‘by association’ to anyone currently residing within your household who is disqualified under the Childcare (Disqualification) Regulation 2009.

We are legally obliged to ask you to provide evidence of your right to live and work in the UK. If you are successful, we will ask you to provide appropriate documents, such as a passport, visa or full birth certificate and national insurance number to confirm this. (Further details are available from the UK Border Agency website).

CLPT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. CLPT expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. This post involves working with children and therefore will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS). Further information about the Disclosure Scheme can be found at www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check.

If you are shortlisted for an interview, we shall request two references at this stage to comply with Keeping Children Safe in Education.

The academy values diversity and inclusion welcome applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds. Equality is promoted and the academy will guarantee an interview to disabled candidates if the essential job criteria is met fully.

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 Vale of Evesham School

• School type: Academies, ages 2 to 19
• School size: 187 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Vale of Evesham School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/vale-of-evesham-school-wr11-1bn

Vale of Evesham School is part of Central Learning Partnership Trust. We cater for approx. 185 pupils with a range of cognition and learning difficulties, aged from 4-19. The pupils are ably supported at all levels by just over 140 staff. Vale of Evesham School also incorporates a residential provision, known as ‘Blossom House’ that has 15 spaces for pupils who board with us, four nights a week, from Monday to Friday.

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