SEND Teaching Assistant
Saint George's Church of England School, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 7LS16 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2026
Closing date
21 June 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
5 June 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- AAT B.2 - B.4 (actual salary: £21,852 - £22,214 per annum)
Additional allowances
AAT B.2 - B.4 (actual salary: £21,852 - £22,214 per annum)
SEND Teaching Assistant job summary
SEND Teaching Assistant
35 hours per week, 39 weeks per year (term time plus development days)
Permanent
Required to start September 2026
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a SEND Teaching Assistant of exceptional ability to join our team to work in this over-subscribed and successful all through school.
The school has an existing reputation for high quality education with a relentless focus upon high expectations and aspirations. Your supportive role, working with a small team of specialist SEND Teaching assistants will enable children and their families to access outstanding provision which promotes pupils learning, communication, social development and wellbeing.
The role is 35 hours per week; 32.5 hours will be classroom based, and 2.5 hours per week of the role will be allocated to Midday Supervisor duties, supporting pupils during lunchtime.
The successful candidate will contribute to creating an inclusive learning environment that promotes pupil progress, independence, and wellbeing. We are a friendly, dynamic and innovative school and pride ourselves on our commitment to ensuring student progress through high quality teaching and learning provision for all. The successful applicant will share these values and play an active part in delivering on this commitment.
We would love to hear from you if you:
- Are committed to enabling every child to achieve the very best they can.
- Have experience in supporting children with SEN
- Want to be involved in shaping and developing outstanding learning experiences to enable all children to thrive.
- Want to work in a supportive and caring environment.
- Are patient, caring, and adaptable
- Have good communication skills and a proactive attitude
For more information including the key responsibilities for the role, please download the Vacancy Pack and apply online via My New Term.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should a suitable candidate apply.
Why work for Aletheia Academies Trust? Some of our Trust benefits include:
- Trust-wide commitment to your ongoing Continuous Professional Development (CPD) including secondment options and mentorship opportunities
- Unlimited access for you and your family to 24/7 GP telephone consultations.
- Access to a wide array of discounts including Motorfinity, Kent Rewards and Blue Light Card.
- Free access to mental health and wellbeing support including counselling, mindfulness and physiotherapy sessions
- Free annual eye tests and flu vaccinations each year
Aletheia Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Saint George’s Church of England School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers and governors to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check along with other relevant employment checks, including overseas criminal background checks where applicable. Our policy statement on the recruitment of ex-offenders can be found on our website. All new employees, volunteers and governors will be required to undertake safeguarding training on induction which will be regularly updated in line with statutory guidance.
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 Saint George's Church of England School
- School type
- Academies, Church of England, ages 4 to 18
- Education phase
- All through school
- School size
- 1572 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Saint George's Church of England School website
Saint George's Church of England School is a popular wide ability school for boys and girls. It is located in pleasant green fields and is within easy reach of the A2/M2 motorway with excellent transport links to London. In 2016 it was the most oversubscribed high school in Kent.
Saint George’s Church of England School converted to Academy status in November 2011 and is a founder member of the Aletheia Anglican Academies Trust formed in December 2014.
The school recently underwent a section 8 inspection (February 2017) and was considered to have remained 'Good' overall with 'Outstanding' for Leadership and Management; continued improvement since the last inspection was also recognised. I recommend it to you as a friendly community, where an energetic, willing, supportive staff work enthusiastically and collaboratively to enable students to excel.
We are delighted that we have been able to expand our age range to open a new primary department on site, making Saint George's an all through school from 4-18 from September 2019.
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