SEND Teaching Assistant

Chaddesden Park Primary School, Derby, Derbyshire, DE21 6JW

52 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  29 September 2025

• Closing date

  31 August 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  8 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Special Education Needs (SEN)
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £10,029.00 Annually (Actual) 16 hours per week. Fixed term until 31.08.2027 or when the child leaves school if sooner.

SEND Teaching Assistant job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a passionate team of staff in a primary school which is part of a successful Multi Academy Trust - Learners Trust. We are looking to recruit a SEND Learning Support Assistant.
Chaddesden Park Primary School pride ourselves on providing an excellent education for its pupils who thrive in a caring and inspirational learning environment. Our ethos of READY. RESPECTFUL. SAFE enables our pupils to be successful learners, confident individuals and responsible citizen.

Our school has high standards and expectations, excellent learning and teaching and the positive wellbeing of pupils and staff.
We are looking for a dedicated, hardworking and passionate individual to join our fabulous teaching team. This role would suit someone who wants to make a difference, enjoys nurturing children and bringing out the best in them.
We are looking for a person with the following attributes:
Responsible and accountable for achieving the highest possible standards in work and conduct
Treat pupils with dignity and build relationships rooted in mutual respect
Work proactively and effectively in collaboration and partnership with the community in the best interests of pupils
Make a positive contribution to the wider ethos and community of the school with a particular focus on developing outdoor learning.
We can offer:
Strong professional development through our coaching and mentoring program
A welcoming, positive team to work in collaboration with
A school where children are excited to learn and have fun
If this role is of interest to you and you can contribute to our future success then please complete the application attached to the advert. Should you require any other details or would like to request an informal discussion or visit then please contact school.
Working hours: 9-12 Monday to Friday. 1 hour to be discussed with successful candidate.

Context

The descriptions below of our ‘why’, ‘how’ and ‘what’ define the work we are developing as a Trust. They are an aspiration, and we are always striving to achieve them.

We ensure our ‘why’, ‘how’ and ‘what’ hold us to account for the work we do.

Why do we exist?

Our purpose is to ensure every LEARNER has choices about their future

• Our first job is to support and extend learning for pupils to provide them with the skills and knowledge to make those choices.
• Our second job is to make sure no child is ignored, no family is unsupported and no life is wasted, by providing intervention at the earliest opportunity.
• Our responsibility to education is to provide an environment where practitioners can collaborate, learn from each other, take risks and reflect

How will we act?

We will use our purpose as a driver for our culture, ensuring we are;

Connected (sharing information openly, broadly and deliberately)

Helpful (embracing servant leadership and use initiative to solve the problem)

Organised (employing efficient strategies and trust colleagues to deliver)

Informed (asking coaching questions to understand what is happening)

Candid (disagreeing openly and compassionately)

Effective (only retaining our best elements and looking for continuous improvement)

Simple (avoiding complexity and increasing clarity)

What is our strategy?

We will use our culture to ensure the work of the Trust;

Focuses on creating capacity (time and resources) for schools

Ensures support is agile, providing intervention at the earliest opportunity

Supports schools to employ and invest in the best educators for children

Seeks continuous improvement and disruptive innovation

This is a fantastic opportunity for the right person.

Due to this post having access to children and/or vulnerable adults, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided.

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 Chaddesden Park Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 262 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Chaddesden Park Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/chaddesden-park-primary-school-derby

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