SEND Teaching Assistant
Manor Community Primary School, Swanscombe, Kent, DA10 0BU8 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
22 February 2026 at 10:59pm
Date listed
13 February 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £18,287.00 Annually (Actual)
SEND Teaching Assistant job summary
Position: SEND Teaching Assistant
Contract: Fixed Term
Hours/Weeks: 32.5 hours/ 38 weeks , Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 3:30pm
Grade: Kent Scheme A
Salary: £18,287 (£24,513 FTE)
Start date: As soon as possible
End date: 31st August 2026
Closing date: 22nd February 2026
Join Our Team and Make a Lasting Difference
At Manor Community Primary School, we believe every child deserves to feel seen, supported, and celebrated. As our new SEND Teaching Assistant, you’ll play a key role in helping pupils with additional learning needs build confidence, develop independence, and achieve their personal best.
You’ll be joining a friendly, inclusive, and forward-thinking school where collaboration, creativity, and pupil wellbeing sit at the heart of everything we do. If you’re looking for a role with purpose, where your impact truly matters, this could be the perfect next step.
Key Responsibilities
In this role, you will:
- Provide tailored 1:1 and small-group support for pupils with SEND needs
- Work alongside class teachers to adapt learning and promote engagement
- Help create a safe, positive, and inclusive classroom environment
- Support pupils with social, emotional, and communication needs
- Contribute to personalised learning plans and progress reviews
- Promote independence, resilience, and pupil wellbeing
- Build strong relationships with families and external professionals
- Model the school’s values and champion inclusive practice every day
Who We Are Looking For
We are seeking someone who is:
- Warm, patient, and empathetic, with a genuine passion for supporting children
- Able to use initiative and respond calmly to changing needs
- A strong team player who enjoys working collaboratively
- Committed to inclusive education and celebrating every child’s strengths
- Positive, proactive, and eager to learn
- Reliable, reflective, and ready to contribute to a nurturing school culture.
- Experience supporting children with SEND is desirable, but your attitude, values, and commitment to making a difference matter most.
Why Work With Us?
At Manor Community Primary School, you will benefit from:
- A caring, child-centred community where wellbeing comes first
- Supportive colleagues who value teamwork and shared success
- Ongoing training and development opportunities
- A leadership team who listens, empowers, and invests in staff
- A vibrant environment where no two days are the same
- The chance to make a meaningful impact on children’s lives and futures
Join us and be part of a school where every member of staff can grow, feel valued, and help shape something special.
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All staff and volunteers are expected to share this commitment. Appointment to this post will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, as well as any other relevant pre-employment checks.
How to apply
Please apply via MyNewTerm with your application form and a short supporting statement explaining how your skills match this role. (If you would prefer the application form in a different format, please contact the school office.)
We reserve the right to close this advert early, should a suitable applicant be found.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Manor Community Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 668 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Manor Community Primary School website
At Manor Community Primary School, we firmly believe that every child should have the opportunity to reach their full academic potential and understand that hard work and determination are the key to success in life.
Our ethos is that a happy child is a successful child, and we provide a safe, stimulating environment where all children thrive. Our unique curriculum creates leaners who are motivated and resilient, whilst instilling a lifelong love of learning.
We work in close partnership with our parents to ensure we do all we can to promote and establish strong, respectful relationships that enhance the outcomes for all children and their families. All children have dreams and aspirations, and we work hard to guide them to be the best they can be.
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