Teaching Assistant

• Job type:
  
  Teaching Assistant / Senior Teaching Assistant / Higher Level Teaching Assistant
• Contract:
  
  Permanent
• Work pattern:
  
  Full-time
• Salary:
  
  Please see below
• Closing date for applications:
  Monday 21 September 2026
• Employer:
  
  Westmorland and Furness Council

Job Title:

Teaching Assistant -

Full Time - 32.5 hours per week, term time only

PCD7 £ 29,542-£30,515 per annum (pro rata for part time and term time only working).
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, caring and highly motivated Teaching Assistant to join our fantastic SEN school team.

Working at Sandgate is about so much more than supporting learning. It’s about building confidence, celebrating every achievement, encouraging independence and helping pupils discover what they can do. No two days are the same - and that’s what makes it so rewarding.

We welcome applications from practitioners with experience supporting pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) across early years, primary or secondary settings. We are also keen to hear from people with transferable experience who have a genuine passion for working with children and young people.

• Caring and compassionate - you genuinely want to make a difference.
• Fun, enthusiastic and creative - you know that learning can happen in all sorts of ways.
• Patient and resilient - you understand that progress is sometimes measured in small steps, and those steps deserve to be celebrated.
• Flexible and adaptable - you can think on your feet and respond to individual needs.
• Positive and encouraging - you help pupils believe in themselves and recognise their achievements.
• Team players - you enjoy working collaboratively with teachers, therapists, families and colleagues.
• Committed to inclusion - you believe every pupil deserves the opportunity to shine.

If you are a caring, adaptable professional who thrives in a nurturing and pupil-centred environment, we would love to hear from you.

The closing date for applications is midday on Monday 21st September 2026.

Candidates who have been shortlisted for interview will be informed by 25th September. Interviews will take place during the week beginning 28th September 2026.

Role start date:
As soon as possible.

• Ongoing professional development opportunities
• Mentoring from colleagues within your team.
• An internal HR and Pay advisory service
• Employee benefits including self-referral for occupational health support including mental health and physical health as well as physiotherapy
• Cycle to work scheme
• Vouchers and discounts for supermarkets, cinema tickets, high street and online retailers as well as much more
• A great pension scheme with high employer contribution

Sandgate School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointment will be subject to (1) satisfactory health checks, (2) references, (3) an Enhanced DBS check and (4) satisfactory completion of a staff suitability declaration form and (5) a self-declaration form will be required from all shortlisted candidates.

The school is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

Sandgate School

Sandylands Road

Kendal

LA9 6JG