SEND Teaching Assistant

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Please forward your completed application to Jen White, HR Officer at hr@elatschools.co.uk by 12pm, 3rd December 2025.

EMPOWER LEARNING ACADEMY TRUST

Ardleigh Green Junior School

Ardleigh Green Road

Hornchurch

Essex

RM11 2SP

Tel: 01708 449362

Head Teacher: J Johnson

Teaching Assistant - SEN Support

Hours: 32.5 hours per week, 39 weeks per year

Scale: Grade 1/2 Spinal Point 2-5

Pro-Rata Salary: £21,888 - £22,830 per annum

FTE Salary: £28,020 - £29,434 per annum (Inclusive of Outer London Weighting)

Contract: Permanent

Required January 2026

Inspire and be inspired

Our mission is to ‘inspire learners and change lives’ – and that includes our staff. We want to empower our teams so pupils are ready to be kind, confident and impactful world citizens. To help us, we wish to appoint an experienced and high calibre Teaching Assistant to work with our SEND students

We are looking to appoint someone with the following skills:

• Has an NVQ 2/3 qualification in Primary Education
• Is an excellent team player
• Has a calm, patient personality, who is highly organised and flexible
• Someone who has the ability to engage and motivate pupils and can creatively differentiate learning for pupils with SENs where necessary
• Someone who has previous experience of working with children with ASD and is familiar with the use of PECS and delivery of ‘Attention Autism’, ‘TACPAC’ and ‘Intensive Interaction’.
• An enthusiastic, highly committed and flexible individual with excellent interpersonal skills and patience
• Someone who is committed to working as a member of a team, and also shows initiative to work independently

In return, we offer:

• High quality professional development
• Supportive and friendly colleagues
• Flexible working opportunities
• Staff assistance programme including virtual GP appointments, counselling service, legal services
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Cycle to work scheme

Applications

Please forward your completed application to Jen White, HR Officer at hr@elatschools.co.uk by 12pm, 3rd December 2025. Interviews are scheduled to take place soon after.

Please note that the Trust reserves the right to interview prior to the deadline date.

For further information about this role please email Mrs P Broadmore at PBroadmore@elatschools.co.uk.

The Empower Learning Academy Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer that is committed to safer recruitment. All applicants must be prepared to undergo screening to confirm their suitability to work with children.