Senior Teaching Assistant (EBSA responsibilities)
Workington Academy, Workington, Cumbria, CA14 4EB9 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2026
Closing date
25 June 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
11 June 2026
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £22,062.68 Annually (Actual)
Senior Teaching Assistant (EBSA responsibilities) job summary
Working Weeks: Term Time plus 2 weeks (38 weeks plus 2 weeks during school closure)
Paid weeks: 45.797 weeks
Working Pattern: Mon - Fri
This is a rewarding role where you will play a key part in improving attendance, engagement and emotional wellbeing for pupils who find attending school challenging due to anxiety or other emotional factors.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and deliver targeted interventions for pupils identified with EBSA
- Build positive, trusting relationships with vulnerable pupils and their families
- Work closely with the SENCO, pastoral team, and external agencies to develop and implement support plans
- Support reintegration into school through personalised timetables and strategies
- Monitor, record and evaluate pupil progress and engagement
- Support class teachers in meeting the needs of pupils with SEMH needs
- Provide guidance and support to other staff on EBSA strategies
- Help create a safe, nurturing and inclusive learning environment
We are looking for someone who:
- Has significant experience working as a Teaching Assistant, ideally in a senior or specialist role
- Has a strong understanding of EBSA, SEMH needs, and trauma-informed approaches
- Is calm, patient, and resilient, with excellent interpersonal skills
- Can work independently and as part of a wider team
- Is confident liaising with parents, carers and external professionals
- Is organised and able to manage and prioritise a varied workload
- Has GCSEs (or equivalent) in English and Maths (Grade C/4 or above)
- Relevant qualifications (e.g. Level 3 TA or above) are desirable
If you have the qualities we require, along with the passion and aspirations to contribute to the success of the School and the MAT, we urge you to hit the "Apply" button.
Cumbria Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Enhanced DBS disclosure and Barred List checks are required for this post. You should not apply if you are on the Children’s Barred List. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, online searches are carried out on successful candidates.
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 Workington Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1266 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Workington Academy website
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