SEN Teaching Assistant

Position Overview

Brookhaven Academy is looking to recruit a Teaching Assistant to join their Special School team.

We are seeking an experienced Teaching Assistant to work with SEND pupils within our specialist school. The main purpose of the role is to work under the instruction/guidance of teaching staff to undertake work/care/support programmes, to enable access to learning for pupils and to assist the teacher in the management of pupils and the classroom.

Qualifications and Experience

• NVQ 3 for Teaching Assistant (or recognised equivalent qualification or experience)
• Some experience of working with children with SEND
• The ability to work effectively within a team environment, understanding classroom roles and responsibilities
• The ability to promote a positive ethos and role model positive attributes
• Good level of interpersonal, numeracy and literacy skills
• An understanding of Safeguarding procedures and can promote the welfare and safety of children that they come into contact with

Employee Benefits

• Support Staff only based on working full time, all year - generous holiday entitlement from your first day of employment (37 days holiday rising to 39 days after 5 years' service including Bank Holidays)
• Access to Medicash Health & Wellbeing Plan - enjoy health services designed to support your well being
• Free DiscountForTeachers Scheme for all staff (Support and Teaching) - exclusive discounts to save money with a wide selection of discounts and exclusive offers from hundreds of the biggest brands
• Free Eye Tests
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Access to our Institute of Education and fantastic opportunities to help you grow, contribute and flourish in your role and in the Trust

Working Hours

35 hours per week, term time only plus 5 days (INSET)

Safeguarding and Vetting

Brookhaven Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Review our Safeguarding and Pupil Protection Policy at

This position is subject to robust vetting procedures, including an online search for all shortlisted candidates, in line with our Trust's commitment to safer recruitment.

An enhanced criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), formerly known as the CRB, is required. You will be asked to disclose all relevant unspent and, where applicable, unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions.

Equal Opportunities and Safer Recruitment

Shaw Education Trust is an Equal Opportunities employer. We are fully committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection processes promote equality, diversity, and inclusion at every stage.

In accordance with our safer recruitment policy CVs alone will not be accepted.

We reserve the right to appoint before the closing date as we review applications on an on going basis and interviews may be arranged as suitable candidates are identified; therefore, we encourage early applications.

Successful candidates will be subject to a fully Enhanced DBS check along with other relevant employment checks.