Teaching Assistant (SEN)

Barnsole Primary School, Gillingham, Kent, ME7 2JG

24 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1st December 2025

• Closing date

  7 November 2025 at 10:59pm

• Date listed

  14 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,185.00 - £28,142.00 Annually (FTE) TA Medway D2 Point 4 - 11 -£16820 - £19091 Actual Salary / HLTA C2 Point 12 - £1260 - £1632 Actual Salary

Teaching Assistant (SEN) job summary

Join Barnsole School as a Teaching Assistant (SEND)
Make a real difference—every day, every child, every moment

Hours: 32.5 hours per week30.5 as a TA + 2 hours as a HLTA (Mon - Friday 8:30 - 3:30)

Contract: Permanent

Time Time Only: 38 weeks per year

Start Date: 1st December 2025

Actual Salary: TA Medway D2 Point 4 - 11 -£16820 - £19091 Actual Salary / HLTA C2 Point 12 - £1260 - £1632 Actual Salary

Are you passionate about supporting children with special educational needs (SEND) to reach their full potential?
Whether you’re an experienced SEND practitioner or looking to grow your skills in a supportive environment, we’d love to hear from you.

We’re seeking enthusiastic, patient, and committed Teaching Assistants to join our team. You’ll work closely with class teachers and support staff to help create a safe, inclusive, and engaging learning environment for pupils with a range of needs. About The Role

As a Teaching Assistant at Barnsole Primary School you’ll play a vital role in supporting the academic, emotional, and social development of pupils including those with SEND. Every day brings variety and the opportunity to make a meaningful difference. In this role, you will:

• Provide tailored 1:1 or small group support to help pupils access learning

• Assist with personal care needs when required, always ensuring dignity and respect

• Help deliver creative, inclusive lessons and interventions

• Encourage independence, build confidence, and foster a love of learning

• Contribute to a calm, nurturing, and positive school atmosphere

Who You AreWe are looking to appoint someone who is:

• Passionate about making a difference to children with SEND

• Experienced in supporting pupils with ASD, speech and language needs, SEMH, or other additional needs

• Ideally qualified to at least NVQ Level 2 (or equivalent), with strong literacy and numeracy skills

• Proactive, flexible, and able to work well as part of a team

• Calm, empathetic, and resilient under pressure

• Committed to continuous professional development

What We Offer

Barnsole is a school where support staff are valued as key members of the team. We offer a progressive and supportive environment that encourages development, collaboration, and work-life balance.

Here’s what we offer:

• 1:1 pupil devices in Key Stage 2, making digital inclusion part of everyday learning

• Supportive leadership and team culture, where your ideas and input make a real difference

• Free on-site EV charging, reflecting our commitment to sustainability and staff wellbeing

• Opportunities to upskill, with access to CPD through Maritime Academy Trust’s learning platforms

• National terms and conditions, including membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme

• Access to wellbeing initiatives, including our Employee Assistance Programme

Ready to Make a Difference?

We’d love to welcome you for a visit — come and see what makes Barnsole Primary School so special. Please contact the school office on 01634 333400 to arrange.

You’ll find more about the role, school, and Trust in the Candidate Information Pack attached. Apply now via My New Term — we may interview and appoint as applications are received, so don’t delay!

Barnsole Primary School and the Maritime Academy Trust embraces diversity and equal opportunity in a serious way. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and the successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check and online checks in line with safeguarding guidance.

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

Maritime Academy Trust is committed to recruiting with care and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS and pre-employment checks.

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 Barnsole Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 665 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Barnsole Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/barnsole-primary-school-gillingham

Barnsole Primary School is part of the Maritime Multi-Academy Trust, an innovative partnership of schools in Greenwich and Kent. Our schools transform through collaboration and an entrepreneurial curriculum which equips children with life skills.

Barnsole Primary School and Nursery is a three-form community school, located in the heart of Medway. Relationships with children, parents, carers and our wider community sit right at the top of our agenda; together we are stronger.

We are a friendly, inclusive school with a caring ethos and are committed to providing a safe and stimulating learning environment where each one of our children can achieve their potential and flourish both academically and socially.

At Barnsole, we believe that school is the start of a life-long learning journey. Our curriculum is carefully designed, delivered and reviewed to encompass our school values, which underpin everything we do inside and outside the classroom:

Children at Barnsole acquire new knowledge and skills through a progression of exciting topics. We embrace diversity, encourage individuality and strive for excellence. By developing a positive mind-set in our children, they are confident to take risks, work as part of a team and apply this to making a difference within their local community and our wider world.

We firmly believe that every child should be taught by only the best teachers and have the highest of expectations for achievement and behaviour. Self-confidence and self-esteem are nurtured so our children can shape their own futures and be the best they can be.

Overall, we want our pupils to leave Barnsole with a passion and curiosity about the world, thriving from the best possible education, empowered to flourish in life beyond their primary years.

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