Teaching Assistant - SEN

Chantry Community Primary School, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 2RL

7 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  24 July 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  17 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: £26,168.00 Annually (FTE) Actual Salary £19,609

Teaching Assistant - SEN job summary

As part of this role, the successful candidate may be required to work within the school's Inclusion Base, supporting pupils with complex Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). This may include working with children who have significant communication, learning, sensory, social, emotional and behavioural needs. Staff are expected to provide high-quality, inclusive support to enable all pupils to access learning, develop independence and achieve positive outcomes. The role may also involve carrying out intimate care and personal care duties, in accordance with the school’s Intimate Care Policy, following appropriate training and maintaining the dignity, privacy and wellbeing of pupils at all times. Applicants should therefore be comfortable working closely with children who require a high level of personal support as part of their daily care and educational provision.

In this role, you will play a vital part in supporting the classroom teacher to foster a nurturing, inclusive, and stimulating learning environment for our youngest learners.

In return, we will offer you:

An incredibly supportive group of colleagues and leaders

Comprehensive induction programme with a commitment to CPD

Care first employee assistance programme

Non-contributory membership of Benenden Private Health Care Cover

Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme

Two-week half term in October

Cycle to work scheme

For further details on this role and to apply please complete an application form which can be found on the school’s careers page Our Vacancies | Chantry Community Primary School

Visits to the school are strongly encouraged. For further information and to arrange a school visit, please contact Kathryn Duncan on 01474 350011 or via email dunck001@chantryprimary.co.uk

We reserve the right to bring forward the closing date where interest and applications received are high, therefore we encourage early applications.

Safeguarding Commitment

Beyond Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. All post holders in a regulated activity are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory "Disclosing and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced check".

Equality & Inclusivity Statement

At Beyond Schools Trust we strive to be a diverse and inclusive workplace where we can ALL be ourselves. We particularly encourage applications from under-represented communities, including but not limited to those who identify as Black, Asian or from a minority ethnic background.

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 Chantry Community Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 441 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Chantry Community Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/chantry-community-academy

Chantry Community Academy, part of the Skills for Life Trust, is an academy that likes to celebrate success at every level, encouraging a thirst for learning that continues with pupils throughout their future school experiences and lives. The life of the Academy is driven by enthusiasm and a desire to achieve. We aim to bring learning alive, making it exciting and stimulating.

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