Teaching Assistant - SEND

Saltergate Junior School, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG3 2TT

24 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  2 January 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  5 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £17,242.00 - £17,787.00 Annually (Actual) Band 4 SCP 2 - 4 £24,413 - £25,185 FTE

Teaching Assistant - SEND job summary

Fixed Term to July 2026 due to funding, Part-time, 31 hours and 15 minutes per week. Monday - Friday (8.45am-3.30pm).

We are looking for a hardworking, enthusiastic Teaching and Learning Assistant - SEND to join our dedicated and supportive team. This position is perfect for someone who is passionate about helping children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), especially those with complex learning, communication, or social-emotional needs.

Working alongside our teachers and experienced TA team, you will deliver personalised support that helps children to flourish both academically and emotionally. Your responsibilities will include implementing individual learning plans, supporting communication through visual aids and structured routines, and helping to create a nurturing, inclusive environment where every child can achieve their full potential. You will play an important role in ensuring pupils access a curriculum tailored to their needs, using approaches such as PECS, visual timetables, ‘now and next’ boards, Attention Autism, and Intensive Interaction. Training and ongoing professional development will be provided to support you in your role.

This role is essential in supporting teaching staff to deliver high-quality, inclusive learning experiences, building pupils’ engagement and confidence, and contributing positively to the wider life of our school. If this sounds like you, we would be delighted to hear from you!

About our School

Saltergate is a Federation of two vibrant and busy schools, where children from aged 2 to 11 learn and grow together. We celebrate each of our children as an individual and welcome their unique contribution to our Saltergate family. We treasure diversity within our school family and value our differences.

At Saltergate, we value kindness and respect - we believe that these should thread through every aspect of school life. We want our children to grow into strong and respectful members of society, ready to contribute to their local, and the wider, community.

Our school provides a happy, safe and caring environment, in which each individual is respected and valued and their efforts and achievements celebrated. Our challenging, stimulating, broad and balanced curriculum reflects the expectation that all children will maximise their potential. We believe that our curriculum is trailblazing in many ways and everyone within our school community is fully committed to working together to achieve these shared aims enabling us to meet the challenges of today and tomorrow.

Our values of Responsible, Respectful, Resilient, Reflective and Resourceful aren’t just words, they form the basis of everything we do!

Here’s what you can expect when you join us:

• Generous pension scheme: Employer contribution rate of 19%, plus a wide range of benefits and discounts. Full details HERE
• Flexible working options: We support work-life balance and are open to exploring suitable arrangements
• Supportive environment: We prioritise respect, equality, diversity, and well-being
• Community culture: Collaboration and generosity are at the heart of our team
• Professional development: We invest in your growth at every stage of your career

For more about Saltergate Schools, click the ‘view our careers page’ button.

About You

To be a good fit for this role, you will be:

• Compassionate and adaptable, committed to meeting diverse pupil needs and promoting an inclusive environment.
• Good at building positive, respectful relationships with students while maintaining high expectations.
• Experienced in providing effective teaching and learning support to young people, including those with SEN.
• A clear communicator with strong organisational skills, able to balance firmness with empathy and work well with a wide range of individuals.

Next Steps

Let’s Connect: We would love to speak to you to answer any questions you might have about this role or our school ahead of applying for this opportunity. To arrange a convenient time to speak in person, or visit us ahead of applying, please email Joanne Mallinson at MallinsonJ@sgs.rklt.co.uk.

Adjustments: Should you require any adjustments to our recruitment process, please include these within Part Two of our application form under the section ‘Disability and Accessibility’.

Applicant Guidance: Red Kite Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointments will be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure. We are an equal opportunities employer which welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. We are committed to promoting diversity and want a workforce which reflects the local population of each of our schools. Our recruitment guidelines and privacy notice for applicants can be found HERE.

Ready to Apply: If you have all the info you need, click APPLY NOW to start your application.

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 Saltergate Junior School

• School type: Academy, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: Up to 240 pupils
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Saltergate Junior School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/saltergate-junior-school

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