SEN Teaching Assistant with Midday Supervisor Responsibilities

The Cowbit St Mary's Church of England Academy, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE12 6AE

22 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  3 November 2025

• Closing date

  4 October 2025 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  12 September 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: £24,796.00 Annually (FTE) Actual salary £19378.50

SEN Teaching Assistant with Midday Supervisor Responsibilities job summary

We are seeking a highly motivated, flexible and experienced team player. Working hours are 8.45-3.15 - 30 hours a week

The successful candidate will be committed to helping children to succeed, have excellent communication skills and be able to work on their own initiative.

Overview of the role of 1:1 Teaching Assistant:

We are looking to appoint a 1:1 Teaching Assistant to provide support to a child who has an Educational Health Care Plan.

The successful candidate will ensure that the child they support makes excellent progress in all areas of a carefully modified curriculum, to reflect their needs. You will spend most of your time in the classroom or working on a 1:1 basis.

Providing support to students in and out of the classroom

Assisting Teachers with a range of educational needs

Providing students with the care and compassion they need to thrive in school

Liaising with parents and external agencies where suitable

Supporting with appropriate interventions such as literacy and numeracy matched to the child's Educational Healthcare Plan

Work collaboratively as a team to improve outcomes for our students

The role is spilt to include 1:1 responsibilities at lunchtime.

We would love to hear from people who:

Are passionate about education

Have strong English and Maths skills and be willing to learn and develop existing skills.

Promote a child’s development and learning (physical, emotional, educational and social) whilst fostering growth, self-esteem and independence.

Would like the opportunity to support students outside of a mainstream environment

Are kind individuals

Would like the opportunity to progress within the school and obtain career focused professional qualifications

Act in accordance with school policies and procedures and relevant legislation, particularly in relation to child protection, safeguarding and behaviour management

Keystone Academy Trust is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. An enhanced DBS disclosure will be requested for all successful candidates prior to appointment, including a Children's Barred List check if the role meets the criteria for regulated activity. All pre-employment checks are in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.

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

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 The Cowbit St Mary's Church of England Academy

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: Up to 84 pupils
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Cowbit St Mary's Church of England Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-cowbit-st-mary-s-church-of-england-academy

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