Teaching Assistant (1) SEN

Maidenhall Primary School, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU4 8LD

21 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  May/June 2026

• Closing date

  17 April 2026 at 1pm

• Date listed

  27 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: L2 SCP 4/5 (depending on experience)
• Additional allowances:

  L2 SCP 4/5 (depending on experience)

Teaching Assistant (1) SEN job summary

SEMH TA -(1:1/small groups)

Maidenhall Primary School

Pay: L2

Hours: Monday , Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 8.20am-3.40pm and Thursday 8.20am-4.30pm

Are you passionate about supporting children with SEMH needs?

Do you want to be part of a team that will not only give pupils the chance to excel, but also drive positive outcomes for pupils across Luton?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Teaching Assistant at our Inreach provision, The Bridge, in Maidenhall School.

Do you strongly understand that?

All behaviour is a form of communication

Relationships are the key to high quality learning

Every child deserves the chance to succeed

This role will give you the opportunity to help drive real change and give children with SEMH needs the opportunity to thrive, the support to help shape their future and the tools to reach their true potential.

We can offer:

A supportive and friendly team who care about the children and adults alike

A well-resourced setting and the chance to grow and develop your skills within SEMH teaching

Opportunities to grow your knowledge with an experienced team and access to your training needs

The chance to have meaningful impact on the lives of children in Luton

This job is perfect for a candidate who:

Wants to grow their experience in an area that will have a positive long-term impact for Luton and its children

Wants to build their experience and opportunities in working with pupils and professionals around the area of SEMH

Whether you are an experienced Teaching assistant or keen to follow your passion for working with children with SEMH needs, we are looking for a person who is able to be:

Reflective

Calm and patient

Positive

Dedicated

We are looking to recruit a Teaching assistant to support and work with our team to plan and deliver bespoke education packages for individual pupils and small groups. Our work is focused on meeting SEMH needs, maintaining connection with the pupil’s home & school and facilitating re-integration back into their mainstream setting or an alternative specialist setting where appropriate.

The Bridge, based at Maidenhall Primary School, forms part of Luton’s Primary SEMH Service. The overarching intention of the Primary SEMH Service is to provide outreach support and early intervention to schools through guiding, advising and modelling approaches that manage the needs of children with SEMH difficulties within their existing school. The fostering of Therapeutic Thinking as an approach to creating a culture shift in managing and meeting the needs of children is central to the service.

Where outreach support at tier 1 is not able to meet needs, pupils may be offered tier 2 short-term placements within The Bridge.

We welcome visits to our school and service to meet with our Lead Practitioner and The Bridge team to understand and gain insight into our vision, values and pupil pathway and to truly understand the impact you can have for our pupils.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications".

Closing Date: Friday 17th April 2026

Interview Week Commencing: Monday 27th April 2026

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and encouraged. Please contact Shabana UlHaq, our HR Administrator, to arrange a visit. For further information and an application pack, please visit our website http://maidenhallprimary.co.uk/category/vacancies

All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks, including an enhanced check with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS), as well as online searches.

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 Maidenhall Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 670 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Maidenhall Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/maidenhall-primary-school

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