Kingdown School
Wiltshire
£15.06 per hour
Salary:
£15.06 per hour (£29,064 pro rata per annum)
Job type:
Part Time, Maternity Cover
Start date:
01 December 2025
Apply by:
6 October 2025
Job overview
Teaching Assistant [Inclusion support]
Salary: £15.06 per hour (£29,064 pro rata per annum)
Contract: Maternity cover (effective from December 2025)
Working Hours: Part time (30 hours per week, Monday – Friday, 39 weeks per year, includes teacher Training Days)
Required: December 2025
Kingdown School is looking to appoint a caring and motivated Teaching Assistant to provide inclusion support to students in its Behaviour Hub, on a maternity cover contract. This is a wonderful opportunity to join its dedicated team, who are committed to helping all young people believe, aspire and achieve.
Kingdown School is a co-educational, non-denominational secondary school and sixth form, educating young people between the ages of 11 and 18 years. We have a strong reputation in the local community and beyond, built on an unswerving focus on the quality of teaching and learning and great pastoral care. Ranked in the top 10 secondary schools in Wiltshire, our school is located in the charming garrison town of Warminster, with excellent links to Salisbury, Bath, Bristol and the South-West. We are an academy under Acorn Education Trust, which provides exciting opportunities to collaborate and improve local education.
As an Inclusion Teaching Assistant, you must be able to work across all age ranges and abilities within our school and be prepared to work flexibly to support students with complex needs, including those requiring SEN and behavioural support and liaising with SLT, teachers and SENCO. The role will require you to oversee and support pupils with behavioural needs, so experience in this area is desirable. You will work in our Behaviour Hub, alongside a dedicated team of other teaching assistants and the wider SEND team.
We are looking for someone who:
* Has a passion for delivering high quality and exciting opportunities for young people;
* Has strong interpersonal and communication skills and is able to work with a variety of pupils, staff and parents;
* Has superb attention to detail and organisational skills;
* Is self-motivated dedicated and consistent;
* Enjoys working with young people and can develop good working relationships with them;
* Has the ability to deal with new challenging situations;
* Can be a strong team player as well as use your own initiative;
* Has a positive and flexible attitude;
* Understands and is sympathetic to the needs of young people, including their social, emotional and mental wellbeing;
* Has experience of supporting student's learning;
* Has a current First Aid or is prepared to undertake training;
* Has experience working with young people with behavioural needs and /or is willing to undertake training to support young people with such needs.
We can offer the successful candidate:
* An ambitious and vibrant place to work, with enthusiastic children and staff who are passionate about learning;
* A workplace where everyone feels valued and supported;
* Opportunities for training and progression;
* The support of Acorn Education Trust, with excellent opportunities to work with experienced colleagues;
* A supportive and clearly defined induction procedure.
For information about this role, including a full Job Description and Person Specification, please read our Applicant Information Pack. If you have any additional questions, please contact our school admin office on:
To apply, please visit our Acorn careers page and click 'Fast Apply' to complete an application form by the closing date.
Closing Date: Monday 6th October 2025 at 12pm
Interview Date: w/c Monday 6th October 2025
Please note: while the closing date for applications has been set, we reserve the right to interview and appoint a suitable candidate upon receipt of an exceptional application. Therefore, we would encourage prompt application for this position.
Kingdown School, as part of the Acorn Education Trust, is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. If successful in obtaining this post you will be subject to a Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and health screening. We are an equal opportunities employer. As part of our safer recruitment processes, if you are shortlisted for the post, we will carry out a social media account search.
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About Kingdown School
Kingdown School
Woodcock Road, Warminster
Wiltshire
BA12 9DR
United Kingdom
Believe. Aspire. Achieve.
Kingdown School is a co-educational, non-denominational secondary school, educating young people between the ages of 11 and 18 years. Located in the charming garrison town of Warminster, Wiltshire, we have a strong reputation in the local community and beyond, built on an unswerving focus on the quality of teaching and learning and great pastoral care.
Our school has a large and friendly team who are dedicated to helping each and every young person achieve their full potential. In 2022, we retained our 'Good' Ofsted rating and were praised for our strong moral leadership and for the wide range of opportunities that we have on offer to support students with their broader development.
As a founding member of Acorn Education Trust in 2014, we work closely with other schools within the Trust to provide the best possible education, opportunities and support for our young people, who are always at the heart of our decision making.
Our well-resourced school has a wide range of excellent facilities, including:
* Sports fields, netball courts, tennis courts, astro turf pitches, a gym and sports hall;
* Dance and drama studios;
* Interactive whiteboards and projectors in classrooms;
* Computer suites in most teaching areas;
* A dedicated sixth form building and suite of rooms;
* A large hall with full AV system and a stage for productions, events and concerts;
* An open-plan library with a wide range of reading materials;
* Subject area suites for science, design technology and art;
* Enhanced provision via our Link and Learning and Welfare Hub, plus a Behaviour Hub.
In a recent survey, 95% of our staff said they enjoyed working at Kingdown and felt well supported here – we value everyone at Kingdown.
Helen Carpenter
Headteacher
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