Teaching Assistant (3788 )

Cumbria; Millom; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

Millom School in Millom, Cumbria, is seeking a Teaching Assistant to support pupils with special educational needs on a 1:1 and small group basis.

The role is permanent and part-time, 30 hours per week term-time (plus 5 INSET/closure days). The successful candidate will work under teachers and senior staff to enable access to learning and assist with classroom management.

The school is committed to safeguarding and requires a suitable enhanced DBS disclosure.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting children with SEN on 1:1 and small groups.
• Ability to work under supervision to support learning and classroom activity.
• Awareness of safeguarding procedures and DBS checks.

Responsibilities

• Assist teachers by delivering work/care/support programmes.
• Support access to learning and classroom management inside/outside.

Job description

• Job type:Teaching Assistant / Senior Teaching Assistant / Higher Level Teaching Assistant
• Contract:Permanent
• Work pattern:Part-time
• Date posted: Tuesday 27 January 2026
• Closing date for applications: Wednesday 11 February 2026
• Employer:Cumberland Council

Teaching Assistant
Required as soon as possible
PCD5 £25989 (pro rata) Actual salary £18046 (£13.47/hr)
30 hours per week term-time (plus 5 days INSET/closure working)

The governors at Millom School are seeking to appoint a committed and enthusiastic teaching assistant to support children with special educational needs on a 1:1 and small group basis.

The successful candidate will work under the instruction and guidance of teaching and senior staff to undertake work/care/support programmes to enable access to learning for students, and to assist teachers in the management of the students both inside and outside the classroom.

This is a permanent post.

Millom School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its students. All applicants are subject to the requirements of the Safeguarding Children and Safer Recruitment in Education guidelines. This will include checks with past employers and the need for the successful applicant to hold or undergo a suitable enhanced DBS disclosure.

Millom School has a friendly and supportive staff in a superb rural area at the southern tip of the Lake District.

Millom School
Salthouse Road
Millom
LA18 5AB