SEND Support Assistant
1-year fixed-term contract from September 2025 to August 2026
15 hours per week (3 hours per day, Monday to Friday), term-time plus INSET days (39 weeks per year)
Salary: AAT C.5 – £8,883.61 per annum (FTE £25,252)
Required to start: September 2025
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a SEND Support Assistant of exceptional ability to join our team at Ditton Church of England Junior School.
We are looking to appoint a caring and empathetic SEND Support Assistant with energy and enthusiasm, and a love for working with young people. The role is to support specific students with complex needs. Our ideal candidate will have experience of working with children who have complex needs and will have a passion for making learning accessible and fun.
We would love to hear from you if you:
* want to be involved in shaping and developing outstanding learning experiences to enable all children to thrive
* want to work in a supportive and caring environment
* are committed to enabling every child to achieve the very best they can
For more information about the role, please download the Vacancy Pack below and apply online via MyNewTerm.
We would love to hear from you if you:
* want to work in a supportive and caring environment
* are committed to enabling every student to achieve the very best they can
* are an ambitious professional
* thrive in a collaborative and supportive work environment
In return, we can offer you:
* Trust-wide commitment to your ongoing Continuous Professional Development (CPD), including secondment opportunities.
* Unlimited access for you and your family to 24/7 GP telephone consultations.
* Access to a wide array of discounts including Motorfinity, Kent Rewards, and Blue Light Card.
* Enhanced annual leave allowance with term-time offerings.
* Access to mental health and wellbeing support, including counselling, mindfulness, and physiotherapy sessions.
* Access to Local Government and Teachers’ Pensions Schemes.
* Free eye tests, examinations, and eye care vouchers.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should a suitable candidate apply.
Aletheia Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974
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