Teaching Assistant - Dedicated Needs

Whitehouse Primary School, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK8 1AG

8 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  17 July 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  8 July 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: NJC Grade B1
• Additional allowances:

  NJC Grade B1

Teaching Assistant - Dedicated Needs job summary

Teaching Assistant - Dedicated Needs Role

(1:1 Support) / Group work

Hours:

8.30am-3.30pm

39 weeks per year (including INSETs), 32.5 hours per week

Contract: Fixed Term - 2 years until August 2028
Salary: NJC Grade B1

Whitehouse Primary School is seeking a caring, committed and enthusiastic Teaching Assistant to join our dedicated team in a blended role of 1:1 support work and small group work.

This rewarding position involves working closely with a child in Upper Key Stage 2, providing personalised support to help them access learning, develop independence and thrive within the classroom environment. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with the class teacher and Inclusion team to ensure the child receives consistent, high-quality support tailored to their individual needs.

We are looking for someone who:

• Has experience working with children with additional needs (Communication and Interaction and Social, Emotional and Mental Health), ideally in a primary school setting.
• Has knowledge and understanding of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), particularly Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs and Communication and Interaction needs.
• Can adopt relational practice and a trauma informed approach
• Is patient, resilient and able to respond calmly and flexibly to changing situations.
• Can adapt learning activities and use appropriate strategies to support engagement and progress.
• Works well as part of a team and communicates effectively with colleagues, parents and other professionals.
• Is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

If you are passionate about helping children overcome barriers to learning and enabling every child to achieve their potential, we would love to hear from you.

In return, we can offer:

• A welcoming, inclusive and supportive school community.
• Friendly and experienced colleagues who value teamwork and collaboration.
• High-quality professional development and training opportunities.
• The opportunity to make a genuine difference to a child's educational journey and wellbeing.
• A school where staff wellbeing is valued and supported.

As part of the Inspiring Futures through Learning, successful candidates have access to enhanced family leave, Employee Assistance program, bespoke CPD and a generous employer contribution. All IFtL employees have access to a benefits platform which offers discount on gym membership, cinema tickets, cycle to work scheme and much more.

For more information or to arrange a visit to Whitehouse Primary School please contact ccamwell@whitehousepirmary.co.uk

Our children and young people come from a wide range of backgrounds, and so do our colleagues. We aim to reflect and celebrate diversity in our workplace in order to create an inclusive culture that adds real value to our vision of inspiring the futures of us all through learning together.

Inspiring Futures through Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All employees are expected to share this commitment, to follow IFtL’s safeguarding policies and procedures, and to behave appropriately towards children at all times, both in work and in their personal lives.

All school-based posts are defined as Regulated Activity and therefore this post is subject to an Enhanced with Barred List Criminal Records Bureau check

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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 Whitehouse Primary School

• Organisation type: Free School, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 672 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Whitehouse Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/whitehouse-primary-school-milton-keynes

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