SEN Teaching Assistant

SEN Teaching Assistant

Our School

We are seeking to appoint a Special Educational Needs Teaching Assistant to join our supportive and dedicated school team. Chilworth C of E Infant and Nursery School is a popular and well-resourced one-form entry school in the heart of Chilworth Village, just outside Guildford. The successful candidate will provide an enhanced ratio in our nursery to support an SEN child for 22.5 hours a week, working alongside our nursery team.

We are privileged to be in an area of outstanding beauty and our school is set in extensive grounds. We have a strong commitment to providing all pupils with regular access to outdoor learning and forest school opportunities. This is facilitated by having outdoor classroom areas, fabulous hard and soft surfaced play areas, as well as direct access to our surrounding woodlands.

We offer outstanding early years and key stage one education for children aged 2 to 7 years. Staff are committed to doing the very best for pupils in our care. Our values of Love, Life and Welcome lie at the heart of all we do. Please look at our school website for more information about us.

Do you have what it takes to join us?

• Basic numeracy and literacy through GCSE qualification in English and Maths or equivalent.
• A belief that every child can succeed coupled with the determination to help each child flourish.
• A commitment to safeguarding and child protection.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work well with staff, parents and governors.
• A positive and enthusiastic outlook and the ability to work as part of a wider staff team.
• A willingness to be flexible and adapt when required.
• Commitment to supporting the Christian ethos of the school.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development.

We think you will like working for us and here are some of the reasons why. We have:

• A friendly, happy, and stimulating environment working as part of a supportive, caring staff team.
• Strong support from parents and governors.
• A commitment to staff wellbeing and a healthy work/life balance.

Visits to the school are very warmly welcomed. Please phone to make an appointment.

• The role is for 22.5 hours per week, 38.6 weeks per year i.e. term-time only.
• Surrey Pay grade 3:
  Salary £12,950 (Full Time Equivalent £24,330).
  
  Start date:
  
  13 April 2026.

All applications must be made using the school’s application form for the position to ensure receipt of relevant personal data, employment history, declarations of relationships to existing employees and governors, details of referees and a supporting statement of personal qualities and experience.

Job applicants will receive no less favourable treatment on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.

• Chilworth C of E Infant School and Nursery is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and families and expect all staff to share this commitment.
• The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check and a check against the children’s barred list.
• The school will ensure that appropriate checks are carried out to ensure that individuals are not disqualified under the 2018 Childcare Disqualification Regulations and Childcare Act 2006.
• This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. This means that certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed, and if they are disclosed, we cannot take them into account.