Teaching Assistant

Overview

1:1 Teaching Assistant

Full Time, TTO, 1:1 Teaching Assistant – King Henry VIII Junior School

35 hours per week (08.30am until 4pm) for 37 weeks per year, temporary contract, reviewed annually.

Salary: £22,635 FTE Actual: £17,798

• Support the social and emotional growth and academic progress of a Year 4 pupil with ASD on a 1:1 basis and within in-class activities.
• Support the pupil during transition times and in general classroom settings.

King Henry VIII Junior School is situated in the heart of Coventry. The school blends 500 years of tradition with 21st Century innovation to provide a challenging curriculum with wide-ranging extra-curricular opportunities in a happy and vibrant atmosphere. The staff team is warm and welcoming, the children are friendly, polite and hard-working, and our parents are supportive and engaged.

If you would like to be a part of this and have the skills and personal qualities to make us even stronger, then we would love to hear from you.

It is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, motivated, and flexible individual to join our School.

The successful candidate will be qualified to at least GCSE level (or equivalent) in English and Maths. Ideally you will have previous experience of working with students with similar needs. However, if you have a personal connection or real-life experience of working with people with Autism in a different setting then we would be really keen to hear from you.

Coventry School Foundation is strongly committed to inclusion and is an equal opportunities employer. We aim to create a welcoming, respectful and safe environment for all members of our community, from every ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, ability/disability, religion and background. We know that more diverse teams are stronger teams, and that the more inclusive we are, the more our staff and pupils will feel a sense of belonging and will thrive.

To enable us to make any reasonable adjustments, please let us know when you submit your application whether you have any special requirements to enable you to participate fully in the recruitment process.

Coventry School Foundation is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to this post, including checks with past employers, the Disclosure and Barring Service and overseas police check if necessary. Candidates from overseas must provide information about their past conduct, for example, by providing documents issued by overseas teaching authorities.

To apply please complete all sections of the online application form via our recruitment portal, including the supporting statement and details of two referees, no later than Friday 27th February 2026. For further information, please contact rec

Applications will be considered as they are received up until the closing date. Early applications are encouraged.

Expected start date:
As Soon As Possible