SEND Support Teaching Assistant

Permanent Full Time - SEND Support Teaching Assistant  with JWC’s (32 hours a week)
PCD5 with JWCs Final Grade PCD7 £28,598 (A) £14.82 per hour - £29,540(B) £15.31 per hour
Term Time plus 1 week 
Starting salary (Actual) £21,174 (A) £14.82 per hour

We need you! We have a very special role within our school for a kind, caring and nurturing teaching assistant.  We are seeking someone who is enthusiastic, highly motivated and can make strong relationships within a 1:1 support role. A working understanding of effective teaching and learning is essential, and you must be able to demonstrate an understanding of how children learn. You will be supporting a child 1:1 in both a classroom setting and providing a range of nurture support. Alongside this, we are looking for someone who can work partnership with parents, teachers and the school.  This post is for asap or Sept 2026.

We are seeking to appoint an individual who:
•    Has experience of supporting individual needs and understands how children learn
•    Has an enthusiasm for coaching and nurturing
•    Has a warm, caring and kind nature. 
•    Is able to build strong relationships that both nurturing yet firm 
•    Has a good knowledge of a range of behavior management strategies.
•    Has experience of working with small groups and providing 1:1 support
•    Is able to work as part of a team and be flexible to the needs and priorities of the school
•    Is an excellent practitioner with high expectations and aspirations for pupils
•    Is willing to promote school ethos and support our extra-curricular programmes

We can offer:
•    A caring, friendly school 
•    A staff team committed to achieving high standards who act with children at heart,
•    Enthusiastic pupils, staff and parents,
•    A commitment to continued professional development
•    A forward- looking school, keen to accept new challenges
•    A dedicated, hard-working Governing Board

Jericho Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children in its care and expects all staff to share this commitment.. Applicants will be required to undertake pre-employment checks which will include references (to include an assessment of the candidate’s suitability to work in a school), health, right to work in the UK and Disclosure and Barring Service. The successful candidate will be expected to follow and contribute to the school’s policy for Child Protection (available from the school and on the school website). Our School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required. Please refer to our school website www.jericho.cumbria.sch.uk for further information regarding our safeguarding procedures.

Applicants are warmly invited to visit the school.

Please contact the school office to arrange an appointment.
Application forms and job description are available from our school office [email protected]

Completed application forms should be returned, marked confidential to the School Business Manager at [email protected]

Closing Date: Wednesday 10th June 2026
Interview Dates:  Thursday 18th June / Friday 19th June