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SEND Support Assistant

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Recruiting organisation: Kettering Park Junior Academy

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Kettering

Salary
£24,796.00 - £25,185.00 Annually (FTE) The position is 31.5 hours per week for 39 weeks per year, Salary quoted is full time equivalent and will be paid pro rata
Applications close
6 September 2026

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Job details

Salary
£24,796.00 - £25,185.00 Annually (FTE) The position is 31.5 hours per week for 39 weeks per year, Salary quoted is full time equivalent and will be paid pro rata
Location
Kettering
Applications close
6 September 2026

Job description

We are looking to appoint a committed SEN support Assistant. We are seeking someone who has ambition and confidence, as well as wanting to develop their skills within a school. The role will involve working 1:1 with pupils that require behavioural, educational or emotional support. We are seeking someone who has ambition and confidence as well as wanting to develop their skills within a school. At KPJA we pride ourselves on our collaborative and caring approach to education. We ensure that we provide our children with high quality education as well as supporting and developing their independence and wellbeing with safeguarding at the heart of all we do. Our mission is ‘Children First’ and we ensure that this is at the heart of everything we do in our school. The successful candidate should be able to: provide a safe environment for children and take responsibility for supervising and assisting them. enjoy working with children. have a caring personality and uphold the schools values. work as part of a team and have good communication. respect the confidentiality at all times of pupils and staff. is happy to undertake training as appropriate for their duties. We can offer the successful applicant a caring and supportive environment in which to work, where everyone is valued a dedicated, friendly and committed staff and governors pupils who are friendly, happy and enthusiastic. The role is working 29 hours per week as a SEN Teaching Assistant and 2.5 hours per week as a lunchtime supervisor for 39 weeks a year. If you would like to learn more about us then please visit our website on www.ketteringparkjunior.com. Visits are welcomed, please contact the school office. This post is fixed term linked to the needs of our SEN children.

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Original source
Teaching Vacancies (Department for Education)
Employer type
School employer
Posted by the original source
17 August 2026
Last checked by SchoolJobs.uk
6 September 2026

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