SENCO Assistant

Midfield Primary School, Orpington, Kent, BR5 3EG

8 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1st September 2026

• Closing date

  26 June 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  18 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £11,325.00 - £12,425.00 Annually (Actual) £27,261 - £29,900 FTE

SENCO Assistant job summary

Contract: Permanent

Grade: TSPT 6, points 17 - 21

Salary: £11,325 - £12,425 (FTE £27,261 - £29,900)

Hours: 20 hours per week, 39 weeks per year
Mon - Thurs 9:15am - 2:45pm with 30-minute unpaid break

Start date 1st September 2026

This admin role is based out of class and involves supporting the achievement for children in vulnerable groups including children with SEND.

The successful candidate will work under the professional direction of the SENCO as part of the professional team to support learning activities for pupils. Experience of the SEND Code of Practice would be an advantage, but not essential.

You will:

Contribute to the management and support of pupils during learning activities.

Establish and maintain relationships with individual pupils and groups.

Review and develop own professional practice.

Deal with pupils’ therapeutic, pastoral and personal care needs.

Spring Trust strives to offer the very best education within our power to every child we can reach. Our member schools are part of a family that shares their knowledge, expertise and resources to change children’s lives. You will be committed and passionate about raising standards and life chances for all children in an inclusive environment.

Our Schools/Trust and all its personnel are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children. The successful applicant will be subject to a full Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) disclosure and checks regarding proof of ID, medical clearance and the right to work in the UK.

We are proud of our diversity and inclusive culture in our workplace. We welcome all applications regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, pregnancy, maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership.

If you would like to find out more, please visit our school website: www.midfield.bromley.sch.uk

You are encouraged to submit your application as soon as possible as due to volumes and quality of applications received, the Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy sooner than the specified closing date. If you have not been contacted within 2 weeks of the closing date, unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

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 Midfield Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 474 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Midfield Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/midfield-primary-school-orpington

Midfield Primary School is situated on the outskirts of the London Borough of Bromley neighbouring Bexley borough. Our school has a wonderful environment in which to learn and work, set in beautiful extensive woodland grounds backing onto Scadbury Woods – a jewel in an urban setting. This includes 3 Forest School areas, an edible garden, a full size Celtic Hut, two large playgrounds, an outdoor stage, trim trails, a swimming pool, musical garden and an extensive playing field. It has excellent transport links and is close to the A20 and North Kent areas.

Staff are passionate about ensuring that all children thrive and are totally committed to continually improving and developing confident pupils in preparation for their next stage of learning through a Growth Mindset approach. In November 2017, Midfield was judged outstanding in all areas by Ofsted.

Midfield Primary school is a member of The Spring Partnership Trust.

The Spring Partnership Trust schools:

Hayes Primary School, George Lane, Bromley, Kent, BR2 7LG
St Mary Cray Primary Academy, Orpington, Kent, BR5 4AR
Castlecombe Primary School, Mottingham, London, SE9 4AT
Dorset Road Infant School, Mottingham, London, SE9 4QX
Leesons Primary School, Orpington, Kent, BR5 2GA
Midfield Primary School, Grovelands Road, Orpington, Kent, BR5 3EG

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