SEND Teaching Assistant

Danecourt School, Gillingham, Kent, ME8 6AA

53 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  TBC

• Closing date

  30 May 2026 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  7 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £16,758.00 - £19,060.00 Annually (Actual) Grade D2 ( Point 4 - 11) £16,758.35 - 19,060.91 (Actual) + SEN Allowance £1361 (Actual)

SEND Teaching Assistant job summary

Join Danecourt School as a Teaching Assistant! Support, care, and help children shine every single day

Location: Danecourt School, with satellite provisions at Featherby Primary School (Gillingham) and Bligh Primary School (Strood)
Salary: Medway D2 ( Point 4 - 11) £16,758.35 - 19,060 (Actual) + SEN Allowance £1361 (Actual)
Contracted Hours: 28.75 hours per week (8:45 am - 3:15 pm), Monday to Friday Term Time Only! 39 weeks per year Contract: Perm

Check out this video for more insight into the role as a TA at Danecourt or attend our next Open Day on 18th May 2026 - for more information email recruitment@matoffice.orgAbout the Role

At Danecourt School, every small step matters.

We’re looking for kind, patient, and committed Teaching Assistants to make a genuine difference for children with special educational needs (SEND). You’ll work closely with teachers, therapists, and families to support pupils with a wide range of needs, including autism, communication differences, and social and emotional,challenges as a result of their complex needs.

No two days are the same — but every day is rewarding. You’ll:

• Support children to access learning and develop independence

• Provide care, encouragement, and emotional support

• Collaborate with teachers to deliver creative, inclusive lessons

• Help children build confidence, communication skills, and resilience

• Celebrate every moment of progress — no matter how small

• While Danecourt will be your main school there is the potential you can work across our three school sites, experiencing a rich and varied learning environment

Who You Are

You don’t need years of SEND experience — what matters most is your heart, dedication, and willingness to learn.

You are someone who:

• Is passionate about helping children thrive

• Brings patience, positivity, and empathy to every situation

• Works well as part of a collaborative team

• Is calm, flexible, and committed to personal growth

• Has (or is keen to develop) knowledge of supporting pupils with autism or complex needs

• Holds GCSE (or equivalent) English and Maths qualifications

• Ideally holds SEND support qualifications (e.g., NVQ Level 2 or equivalent)

What We Offer

At Danecourt, part of the Maritime Academy Trust, we live by our STARS values: Self-Reliant, Team Player, Aspirational, Resilient, Successful.

We’re proud to offer:

• A welcoming, collaborative culture where every role matters

• A strong sense of purpose — your work directly impacts pupil progress, confidence, and wellbeing

• Weekly training and CPD to build skills and confidence

• Clear pathways for career progression: TA → HLTA → Teacher or specialist careers such as Speech & Language support

• Access to the Maritime Outreach Support Service to enhance SEND best practice

• Wellbeing support including Employee Assistance Programme and school wellbeing leads

• Term-time only work for a better work-life balance

• Recognition of excellence: Medway Parents and Carers Forum SEND Award and Inclusion Quality Mark’s Inclusive School Award

Ready to Make a Difference?

We’d love to welcome you for a visit to see what makes Danecourt so special. Contact the school office on 01634 232589 to arrange a visit or for more information about the Open Day.

Apply now via My New Term — early applications are encouraged, and we may interview and appoint as applications are received.

Danecourt School and the Maritime Academy Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We embrace diversity and equal opportunity, striving to build a team that reflects a range of backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. The more inclusive we are, the stronger we become. All appointments are subject to an Enhanced DBS check and online checks in line with the latest safeguarding guidance.

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

Maritime Academy Trust is committed to recruiting with care and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS and pre-employment checks.

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 Danecourt School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• School size: 257 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Danecourt School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/danecourt-school

Danecourt is a special school catering for primary aged children who have special educational needs. The school caters for children with a wide breadth of need including complex learning difficulties, autism and social emotional mental health needs.

At Danecourt our mission is to provide all pupils with a “stimulating learning environment that allows children to explore through a personalised curriculum to become STARS!

Self reliant Team Player Aspirational Resilient Successful

The highly trained staff teams maintain high expectations of what each individual pupil is able to achieve, striving to ensure that they all achieve their maximum potential; celebrating difference and encouraging curiosity and creativity. Staff work collaboratively with families and a range of other agencies in order to meet the pupils needs and as a result, they make strong progress academically, emotionally and socially. Pupil achievement is hugely valued and celebrated in a manner that is meaningful and appropriate for each pupil.

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