Job Introduction
Bethany Church of England Junior School
St Clements and St John's Infant School
SEND Lead Teaching Assistant (Grade 4)
St Clement’s and St John’s CE Infant and Bethany CE Junior Schools
Grade 4 SCP 6 - 9 (FTE £25,989 - £27,254) Pro rata per annum
32.50 Hours, Term Time Only (including inset days)
Permanent, Commencing September 2026
St Clement’s and St John’s CE Infant and Bethany CE Junior School has a unique opportunity for existing colleagues to become SEN Teaching Assistants in our SEN Resource Provision at St Clements and Bethany. The bases will host up to ten children and will focus on developing communication and interaction (ASD and Speech and Language).
We are seeking to recruit an excellent teaching assistant who will have experience in supporting pupils with special needs in a mainstream setting. The successful candidate must have excellent observation and communication skills.
This role will be based within either of our Resource Provision within both schools (with potential flexible working across sites). Each provision will provide education to pupils with Speech and Language needs, ASC and are working up to three years behind their chronological age.
The provisions will be part of the mainstream schools and, where appropriate, children will join the main school for learning and activities.
Visits to the Resource Provisions are warmly welcomed.
Please apply if you have:
• Experience working with EYFS, KS1 and/or KS2 school aged children with SEN needs (including Autism, global delay, and communication language difficulties)
• High levels of energy, positivity, motivation, and resilience
• Experience working collaboratively as part of a team and liaising with parents/carers and other professionals
• The ability to adapt and use your initiative to enable the pupils you are working with to thrive
• A commitment and passion to supporting pupils with SEND to thrive within a provision to achieve their full potential
• The ability to see every child as unique and build positive relationships
• A strong understanding of children’s emotional presentation and how to meet their emotional needs
• Aspirations to achieve excellence in all you do
• Commitment to continued professional development and are willing to make a positive contribution to our whole school
• Willingness to travel to support across all CLP Provisions (to support absence).
In return for your commitment, we can offer an environment in which you are encouraged to learn and progress, whether this be through professional qualifications or an ongoing programme of CPD. Our group of very different schools provides a range of opportunities for secondment and progression for staff throughout the academic year.
Applicants are encouraged to view our website: www.bethanyjunior.co.uk as well as www.coastalpartnership.co.uk for more information regarding the school and Trust.
To comply with our statutory safer recruitment practices and obligations, we are unable to shortlist incomplete applications. Please ensure you include a full employment and education history, details of two referees and explain any gaps in employment. CVs will not be accepted from external candidates.
Please use the following link for candidates to apply: https://ce0218li.webitrent.com/ce0218li_webrecruitment/wrd/run/ETREC179GF.open?WVID=412363jAbb&VACANCY_ID=526695zjZz
Closing Date: Thursday 3rd September
Interviews: TBC Week beginning 7th September
Coastal Learning Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share and demonstrate this commitment.
The successful candidate will be required to demonstrate that they meet the essential elements of the person specification and will be subject to pre-employment checks including a health check, and Enhanced DBS check, Child Barred List check and satisfactory references.
CLP is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants who meet the person specification will receive equal consideration for employment. We value the fact that our schools are very different, as are our colleagues within them. Our culture is one in which colleagues serve and inspire each other in the spirit of professional generosity; colleagues are empowered to be themselves and to be their best. At CLP, everyone is welcome and encouraged to achieve and be heard.
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