Teaching Assistant SEND unit

Irchester Community Primary School, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN29 7AZ

18 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  29 May 2026 at 3pm

• Date listed

  11 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time: 27.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 38 weeks per year school term time plus paid holiday
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Between £24796 and £25185 FTE pro rata

What skills and experience we're looking for

This post involves supporting pupils with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities in our brand-new SEND unit Emperor House, as well as supporting class teachers to deliver high quality mainstream learning. We are looking for candidates with SEND experience as the role will be working with children with additional and sometimes complex communication and interaction needs on a 1:1 or small group basis.

What the school offers its staff

Are you someone who likes:

• Great children who are always keen to learn
• Parents that want the absolute best for their children
• Brilliant staff team to work with
• Fantastic teachers across the school
• A supportive Governing Body
• A great working environment
• Free tea and coffee
• A dynamic and skilled senior management team
• Great CPD opportunities

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.

Role Summary:

• To provide support for teachers and students within Emperor House and mainstream classrooms.
• To support students with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities, both learning and behavioural, either on an individual basis or in small groups.
• To provide support for students whose primary needs are communication and interaction difficulties, many of whom with a diagnosis of autism, within Emperor house and their mainstream lessons.
• To support children to regulate their emotions

Key Responsibilities:

• To support teachers in their course delivery in order for them to meet the needs of all the students in their classes.
• To be involved in the creation of differentiated resource materials, and to aid teachers in the identification and production of appropriate differentiated materials.
• To carry out general administrative tasks: including photocopying, filing, display work, as well as organising and maintaining resources within the SEND provision.
• Under the supervision of the provision lead, to assist in the identification and assessment of students across the school. To maintain up-to-date support records.
• To establish and maintain positive, constructive and professional working relationships with staff, students and other education professionals, to maximise students’ development and achievement.
• To be involved in the ‘Keyworker’ system in school and to act, under the guidance of the SENCO, as an identified adult to whom students or staff can come to discuss pastoral issues.
• To acknowledge the need to show confidentiality in regard to information regarding students, staff or school issues. To pass on information of a personal nature regarding students to an appropriate member of staff.
• To accompany groups of teachers and students on out-of-school visits when required.

Commitment to safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all pupils and expect all staff to share this commitment. Enhanced DBS clearance is required for this post, plus two references for all short-listed candidates

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

TA SEN unit advert September 2026.pdf - 426 KB (opens in new tab)

Emperor House TA - JD - Feb 2026.pdf - 793 KB (opens in new tab)

About Irchester Community Primary School

• School type: Academies, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 351 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Irchester Community Primary School website
• Email address: austynw@irchester-school.net
• Phone number: 01933 353848
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/irchester-community-primary-school-wellingborough

Irchester Community Primary School is a two-form entry primary school with a 'Good' Ofsted rating (June 2023).
We are a nationally recognised school for excellent teaching of primary science, even having our own laboratory and Scientist in Residence. We have achieved Master School Status for the teaching of Accelerated Reading.

Arranging a visit to Irchester Community Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email austynw@irchester-school.net.

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