SEN Teaching Assistant

We are seeking to appoint a special individual to join our team for maternity cover. You will: Work with teachers as part of a professional team to support teaching and learning for SEND pupils. Provide learning support to pupils who need particular help to overcome barriers to learning, such as those with moderate, severe, profound and multiple learning difficulties and/or behavioural, social, communication, sensory or physical disabilities. Are you dedicated to ensuring school works for all children and resilient enough to keep going, even when it’s difficult? You will require patience, flexibility and be committed to helping children develop as independent and confident individuals. It would be desirable, but not essential, that you have experience in this type of role. Beechfield School is a friendly place to work. We are part of the Inclusive Multi Academy Trust which was established in 2016 with a vision to Inspire and nurture our children and their community to be the very best that they can be. The Trust consists of four schools; Beechfield, Cherry Tree, Laurance Haines and Willow Tree. Our nurturing Trust ethos places a strong emphasis of the development and wellbeing of staff. Following our recent inspection in July 2026, we are absolutely thrilled that Ofsted has recognised Beechfield School as the 'Strong Standard' for both Inclusion and Achievement and expected in all of the other areas. This outcome is a true testament to the relentless hard work, passion and dedication of our brilliant children, parents and staff team. Every single day, everyone in our school community strives to create an environment where every child feels valued, supported and empowered to succeed from their individual starting points. The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills and will be able to work closely with the class teacher, the SENCo, the SEND team and external advisors. You should be keen to learn, be able to work on your own initiative, and carry out advice consistently. The successful candidates will have a GCSE or equivalent in English and Maths (C or above) and a high standard of written and spoken English. In return we offer the successful candidate: A positive and caring working environment A friendly, dedicated, and supportive staff team A well-resourced working environment A strong commitment to CPD with quality mentoring and development support A healthcare plan which includes private medical care as well as well-being care, physiotherapy, stress counselling and lifestyle health screening days The role is for 20 hours a week, Monday to Friday 9.30am to 1.30pm, or 9.30am to 2.30pm with a 1 hour unpaid lunchbreak, term time plus Inset days. This is a fixed term contract to cover maternity leave. The Trust is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All post holders are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Shortlisted candidates will be required to complete a Criminal Record Declaration Form prior to interview. When recruiting and selecting staff, the Trust is required to comply with all relevant employment legislation to ensure we are recruiting within the law as well as complying with the Trust’s Equality Policy. The Selection Criteria document is critical in the process and sets out the requirements which the person appointed should have in order to perform the duties of the post satisfactorily and against which applicants will be assessed. The selection criteria will be used throughout the recruitment process as an objective test of assessing candidates at shortlisting, test and interview stages. Shortlisting will be completed by assessing against the advertised person specification. Our interviews will always include relevant questions relating to child protection and/or safeguarding, and will usually involve a child centred task. Prospective candidates are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible as the school reserves the right to close the advert early should we feel able to appoint an appropriate candidate.