SEN Teaching Assistant (20 hours) - St Saviour's Infant Church School, Bath

Bath & Wells Multi Academy Trust; Bath; On-site; GBP 11,000 - 12,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading education establishment is seeking a passionate SEN Teaching Assistant to join their team at St Saviour's Infant Church School, Bath. This part-time position offers a nurturing environment for those eager to make a difference in the lives of children with special educational needs. Successful candidates will enjoy extensive professional development opportunities and be part of a caring and dedicated staff body.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

Enhanced sickness and parental benefits

Supportive working environment

Qualifications

• Highly organised and well-motivated SEND Teaching Assistant.
• Cares about children's success and learning.
• Has high expectations of students.

Responsibilities

• Support children with special educational needs.
• Collaborate with teachers to ensure effective learning.
• Participate in professional development.

Skills

Understanding of effective SEND practices

Caring

Patience

Team player

Sense of humour

Job description

SEN Teaching Assistant (20 hours) - St Saviour's Infant Church School, Bath

Overview

SEN TA required at St Saviour's Infant Church School
20 hours per week, term time only
Fixed term until 31st July 2026 due to funding
Grade: BANES P - SCP 05-06
Salary: £24,790 - £25,183 FTE per year, pro rata
Actual salary from £11,255 - £11,434.41 per year

What we are looking for

Thank you for your interest in working at St. Saviour’s Infant Church School. We are looking for a highly organised and well-motivated SEND Teaching Assistant to join our team. This is a part time position with a working pattern of two full days and three afternoons.

St. Saviour’s Infant Church School is looking to recruit a Teaching Assistant who:

• Has a good understanding of effective SEND practices and is prepared to reflect and develop;
• Is caring, patient and self-motivated;
• Has high expectations and works to ensure that all children can succeed in their learning:
• Has a passion for education and children;
• Enjoys being a team player;
• Has a great sense of humour!

What we offer

In return, we offer:

• The opportunity to change the lives of the children you teach;
• Polite, caring and well behaved children who are eager to learn and live by our school values;
• Continuous opportunities for professional development;
• An ambitious and dedicated staff team;
• A supportive community school with a Christian ethos

Candidates are invited to contact the school and arrange to visit and meet with Mrs Sara Hibbs (SENCO). If you would like to arrange this, please book a visit via phone [phone]) or email [e-mail]

We encourage candidates to visit our school website (www.stsaviours.bwmat.org) and Twitter feed (https://twitter.com/St_SavioursJ ) to learn more about our school.

Benefits of working for the Bath & Wells Multi Academy Trust include; a generous pension scheme, enhanced sickness and parental benefits and a supportive working environment.

Salary, hours and pay scale

Salary from £11255 to £11434 per year
Based on a full time equivalent salary of £24,790 - £25,183 per year, pro rata
Working 20 hours per week, 38 weeks per year (term time only)
Fixed Term contract due to funding until July 2026

Location

St Saviour's Nursery & Infant Church School
Eldon Place
Larkhall
Bath
BA1 6TG

Closing date: Wednesday 11 th June 2025
This post will commence: 01/09/25

Equal opportunities

The Bath & Wells Multi-Academy Trust supports equal opportunities in employment and opposes all forms of unlawful and unfair discrimination. Our aim is to ensure that job applicants and employees are treated equally and fairly and are recruited, selected, trained and promoted on the basis of job requirements, skills, abilities and other objective and job related criteria. We will also ensure that individuals are not disadvantaged by conditions or requirements, which cannot be shown to be justified as being necessary for the safe and effective performance of the job.

SEN Teaching Assistant (20 hours) - St Saviour's Infant Church School, Bath

Overview

SEN TA required at St Saviour's Infant Church School
20 hours per week, term time only
Fixed term until 31st July 2026 due to funding
Grade: BANES P - SCP 05-06
Salary: £24,790 - £25,183 FTE per year, pro rata
Actual salary from £11,255 - £11,434.41 per year

What we are looking for

Thank you for your interest in working at St. Saviour’s Infant Church School. We are looking for a highly organised and well-motivated SEND Teaching Assistant to join our team. This is a part time position with a working pattern of two full days and three afternoons.

St. Saviour’s Infant Church School is looking to recruit a Teaching Assistant who:

• Has a good understanding of effective SEND practices and is prepared to reflect and develop;
• Is caring, patient and self-motivated;
• Has high expectations and works to ensure that all children can succeed in their learning:
• Has a passion for education and children;
• Enjoys being a team player;
• Has a great sense of humour!

What we offer

In return, we offer:

• The opportunity to change the lives of the children you teach;
• Polite, caring and well behaved children who are eager to learn and live by our school values;
• Continuous opportunities for professional development;
• An ambitious and dedicated staff team;
• A supportive community school with a Christian ethos

Candidates are invited to contact the school and arrange to visit and meet with Mrs Sara Hibbs (SENCO). If you would like to arrange this, please book a visit via phone [phone]) or email [e-mail]

We encourage candidates to visit our school website (www.stsaviours.bwmat.org) and Twitter feed (https://twitter.com/St_SavioursJ ) to learn more about our school.

Benefits of working for the Bath & Wells Multi Academy Trust include; a generous pension scheme, enhanced sickness and parental benefits and a supportive working environment.

Salary, hours and pay scale

Salary from £11255 to £11434 per year
Based on a full time equivalent salary of £24,790 - £25,183 per year, pro rata
Working 20 hours per week, 38 weeks per year (term time only)
Fixed Term contract due to funding until July 2026

Location

St Saviour's Nursery & Infant Church School
Eldon Place
Larkhall
Bath
BA1 6TG

Supporting documents

• Job Advert
• Job Description and Person Specification
• Application Form

Deadline and how to apply

Application forms should be accompanied by a full letter of application and sent to the school office by post or email– [e-mail]

Closing date: Wednesday 11 th June 2025
This post will commence: 01/09/25

Equal opportunities

The Bath & Wells Multi-Academy Trust supports equal opportunities in employment and opposes all forms of unlawful and unfair discrimination. Our aim is to ensure that job applicants and employees are treated equally and fairly and are recruited, selected, trained and promoted on the basis of job requirements, skills, abilities and other objective and job related criteria. We will also ensure that individuals are not disadvantaged by conditions or requirements, which cannot be shown to be justified as being necessary for the safe and effective performance of the job.

The Bath & Wells Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS and all relevant pre-employment checks.