SEND 1:1 Teaching Assistant

Chalton Lower School, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU4 9UJ

4 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2023

• Closing date

  30 September 2025 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  26 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,796.00 - £25,185.00 Annually (FTE)

SEND 1:1 Teaching Assistant job summary

The successful candidate will have experience of working in a school setting with pupils with Special Educational Needs. They will be a strong communicator who is a nurturing, patient and positive individual. They will be strong at building relationships with pupils, staff and parents. Strong literacy skills are also essential.

In return we can offer you:

• delightful, courteous children
• a wonderful staff team
• a happy school community
• an inspiring and well-resourced school environment with excellent facilities

We have high standards, expectations and aspirations for all our pupils and are committed to providing the children with a safe, inspiring learning environment in which they can flourish and realise their true potential.

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 Chalton Lower School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 9
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 65 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 9
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Chalton Lower School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/chalton-lower-school

We are a small school with currently 66 children on roll, including nursery, where everyone is known, made to feel valued and respected as an individual. They are encouraged to be the best they can be, in an inclusive, safe environment. The school’s values-based ethos promotes an inclusive environment where children learn to respect and appreciate other people, take care of their surroundings and behave responsibly.

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