Teaching Assistant Level 4 (SEN) - Maternity Cover

About the Role

Contract Type: Fixed Term
Working Hours: Full Time, 35 hours per week
Number of Positions: 1
Start Date: 1st September 2026
Salary: £28,507 per annum

Qualifications Required: GCSEs at grades 9 to 4 (A to C) including English and Maths, or NVQ Level 3 for Teaching Assistants or equivalent qualification or experience.

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Higher Level Teaching Assistant/Teaching Assistant Level 4 (SEN) to join our fantastic team at Prospect House Primary Specialist School.

We're looking for:

• A highly qualified Teaching Assistant with extensive experience supporting children and young people with social, emotional, and behavioural difficulties, as well as those with communication challenges and severe, profound, or complex learning needs.
• Experience planning and leading teaching and learning activities, with strong skills in understanding and addressing diverse pupil needs. Numeracy and Literacy skills to level 2 (GCSEs grades 9 to 4/A -C) or equivalent or higher and an NVQ Level 3 for Teaching Assistants or equivalent qualification or experience.

Responsibilities

• Complement the professional work of teachers by taking responsibility for agreed learning activities across school.
• Plan, prepare, deliver learning programmes and support to individual students, small groups and whole classes under teacher guidance.
• Provide support to pupils requiring additional help to overcome learning barriers.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Provide cover for whole classes during teacher short-term absence, including planning, preparation, assessment and reporting.
• Assess student needs and use specialist skills to support learning.
• Establish productive working relationships with students, and act as a positive role model.
• Encourage cooperative interaction and engagement in activities.
• Assist in developing and implementing individual Education/Behaviour/Support/Mentoring plans.
• Participate in assessment to identify students in need of support, provide objective feedback and reports.
• Record and provide feedback on progress, achievement, behaviour and attendance systematically.
• Implement agreed learning activities/teaching programmes, adjusting according to student responses to maximise curriculum access within an inclusive setting.

To find out more about the full responsibilities of the role and to ensure you meet the essential criteria, please review the full job description.

We are committed to:

• High expectations for every child, achievement and success for all
• A strong culture of respect and wellbeing, for staff as well as pupils
• Meaningful, personalised learning that prepares children for life beyond school
• True partnership with families
• Collaborative professional practice

We actively promote spiritual, moral, social and cultural development and fundamental British Values, preparing our pupils not just for the next stage of education, but for life in the wider community.

Most importantly, we value our staff as professionals. There are real opportunities to contribute, lead, innovate and develop specialist expertise.

Equal Opportunity Statement

We strive to create a fair and inclusive workplace that is as diverse as the communities we serve. We positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy, and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

This post is subject to enhanced DBS checks, satisfactory references, proof of right to work in the UK and other pre-employment checks where applicable. The post will be exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The DBS code of practice can be viewed online.