Teaching Assistant

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Please complete an application form (available from the school website) and return to [email removed] before midday on the 2nd October 2026.

Interviews week beginning 5th October 2026

SEN Teaching Assistant: 31.25 hours per week/38 weeks per year. Grade 4 Permanent

Actual Salary from £17,800

Are you passionate about nurturing young minds and making a positive impact on children's lives? If so, Underwood West Academy has an exciting opportunity for you!

We are looking for a caring, dedicated and enthusiastic SEN teaching assistant to support pupils with additional needs. You’ll play a vital role in helping children thrive academically and emotionally, working closely with class teachers, SENCO and outside agencies.

The successful candidate will work with colleagues in a small class setting supporting and create a stimulating, safe and caring teaching and learning environment for pupils with a range of additional needs.

Key responsibilities:

• To provide a high standard of physical, emotional, social and intellectual care for children place in the classroom.
• To work as part of a team, providing an enabling environment in which all individual children can play, develop and learn.
• To build and maintain strong partnerships, working with parents to ensure their child/children needs are met.

Working under the guidance of the teacher, the successful post-holder will also be responsible for key responsibilities as described in the Job Description provided

In return, we can offer:

• A school community with a warm, positive, caring ethos
• An opportunity of continued development within an experienced teaching team
• Experience of working in a thriving, successful primary school
• Regular CPD opportunities
• A well-resourced school and grounds.
• Benefit from Blue Light Card offers.

What we are looking for:

• An excellent practitioner, who has a nurturing and calm approach.
• Committed to teamwork, recognising that more can be achieved together than it is possible as an individual task
• Highly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, holding the strong expectation that all staff share this commitment also
• The successful candidate will be a highly motivated individual that has experience of working with children with SEN.

You will become part of our inclusive school where we promote positive attitudes, good behaviour and moral understanding. All children are nurtured to establish a sense of pride and achievement in learning and being part of our school community whilst becoming happy, confident and resilient learners, each supported to reach their unique potential in a safe environment.

We are a member of The Aspire Multi Academy Trust and offer a mutually supportive ethos with excellent opportunities for professional development.

As a Trust we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children. For all shortlisted candidates reference checks and online searches will be completed prior to interview. All successful candidates are subject to satisfactory references, medical checks, right to work in UK and safeguarding checks (including enhanced DBS and a declaration of disqualification (Childcare Disqualification regulations 2009). 

If you are committed to helping children thrive and getting the best start in life, then we look forward to hearing from you.

For further information regarding this role, please contact [email removed]