SEND Teaching Assistant

Hodnet Primary School, Market Drayton, Shropshire, TF9 3NS

14 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  3 November 2025

• Closing date

  6 October 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  22 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time: 30 Hours per week, term time Monday to Friday
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Grade 6, SCP 7: £25,584 - £27,269 per Annum Pro Rata (Pay Award Pending._
• Actual salary: £17,461-£18,611 Actual (Pay Award Pending)

What skills and experience we're looking for

Please see Applicant Information Pack for more details.

• Excellent organisational & communication skills
• Ability to manage time effectively
• Ability to relate well to children and adults
• Ability to work well as part of a team
• Flexibility and reliability
• Ability to bring to the role, initiative, enthusiasm and commitment
• Ability to maintain confidential information
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing to a diverse range of people
• Able to work at times to meet the needs of the service
• Willingness to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check

What the school offers its staff

Please see Applicant Information Pack for more details.

What we can offer you:

The 3-18 Education Trust is a multi-academy trust with students aged from 3-18 and which works collaboratively to provide interesting and exciting opportunities for staff to share ideas, resources and expertise, for the benefit of the students.

In addition to a comprehensive induction and a commitment to your ongoing training and career progression, we also offer a range of employee benefits. To find out more information please visit out Trust Website.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Upload additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

2. Advert TA post 16.9.25.pdf - 203 KB (opens in new tab)

1. Hodnet Application Form.docx - 133 KB (opens in new tab)

3. Applicant Information Pack TA role 16.9.25.pdf - 830 KB (opens in new tab)

About Hodnet Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 5 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 191 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Hodnet Primary School website
• Email address: admin@hod.318education.co.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hodnet-primary-school-market-drayton

Hodnet Primary School is situated in the rural village of Hodnet in North Shropshire. It is a wonderful community school, with the children drawn from the local area, surrounding rural villages and Market Drayton.

We are a popular school with 180 children on roll, in 7 individual year group classes. Our building is set within extensive grounds, including a Forest School area, school garden and large playing field. Our Early Years classrooms learning areas are Reggio Emilia inspired to promote independence and enjoyment through natural themes and self-selection activities.

Hodnet Primary School is a happy and successful school where pupils achieve well. We take great pride in our exciting, caring and welcoming school. Our staff team is constantly in pursuit of excellence whilst putting the children’s best interests at the heart of all decision making. We are a well experienced, dedicated and passionate whole-school team who set high expectations for our pupils and have the well-being and safeguarding of all, at the heart of all that we do.

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