SEND Teaching Assistant

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This is a fabulous opportunity for a dedicated and organised person to join the school team at Petham Primary School which is part of Our Community Multi Academy Trust. We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and experienced teaching assistant to support groups of children with special educational needs and or disabilities.

This role will be working predominantly with small groups of pupils with SEND but may involve more class-based support s is a fixed-term position until the end of the academic year with the potential to become permanent from September 2026.

Petham Primary School is one of ten schools within Our Community Multi Academy Trust. We are a mixed-aged primary school with 100 pupils on our roll. Our Community Multi Academy Trust believe that our people are our biggest asset.

We can offer you:

• The opportunity to work in an excellent school and to contribute to its growth and development
• Students who enjoy learning
• A stable and committed staff team determined to give our students the best possible opportunities
• A supportive and committed board of trustees
• Work within a growing Trust who fully believe in the professional development of their staff.

The successful candidate will:

• Have excellent organisational skills
• Be punctual
• Communicate well and be confident supporting pupils with SEND needs
• Have good teamwork skills
• Respect confidentiality and the potential sensitivities of working in a school
• Have experience working in a school with SEND pupils
• Be able to demonstrate in their application that they can fulfil the main duties of the job description and person specification as a minimum

The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check along with other pre-employment checks which must be undertaken before the role is confirmed by the school.

Our Community MAT is committed to safeguarding, safer recruitment and promoting the welfare of pupils. Our comprehensive recruitment and selection processes aim to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants.

Successful candidates are subject to rigorous pre-employment checks which include online checks.

We are equally committed to eliminating discrimination and encouraging diversity. We aim for our workforce to be representative of society and that each employee feels respected and able to give their best. We are committed to providing equality and fairness in our recruitment and employment practices and not to discriminate on any grounds. We oppose all forms of unlawful and unfair discrimination.

Applications to be made via Kent Teach.