Teaching Assistant SEN

Salary: £25,583 - £26,403. Actual salary £17,202 - £17,754

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 28.75 hours per week, these hours will be worked during the school term time

Location: York, North Yorkshire, Lakeside Primary Academy

About the Trust

Ebor Academy Trust is a family of schools located across North and East Yorkshire, York and the Humber region. We think of ourselves as being one school across many sites, working collaboratively to deliver high quality, rich and engaging education in our diverse communities. Our aims are to enable all our learners to flourish and to open doors for their very best futures.

We genuinely seek to live by our values of Excellence, Belonging, Opportunity and Respect; these underpin how we work and how we relate to each other. We have high ambitions for our learners and staff and aim to deliver this through a culture of continuous development, support, kindness and understanding. We are a friendly trust that puts people first.

About the role

Lakeside Primary Academy have an exciting opportunity to recruit a SEN Teaching Assistant, This is to work Monday - Friday working 28.75 hours per week, these hours will be worked during the school term time.

As a Teaching Assistant you will be passionate about teaching and learning and believe in developing the true potential of children.

You will have a calm and positive disposition, the ability to break down activities into small step teaching and will nurture, inspire, challenge and motivate pupils.

Implementing clear boundaries and routines, you will use behaviour management in all areas around school.

Job requirements

We wish to recruit highly committed Teaching Assistant who has the knowledge and experience of working with children who have special educational needs.

You should have the ability to communicate effectively with our children their families and staff. Within this role you will also be working with and alongside a wide range of different professionals all with the common goal of ensuring the best care and education is given to our children.

You will have positive behaviour management skills, and be flexible and able to work on your own initiative.

You should have experience of working with children who have profound and multiple learning disabilities or Autism, ideally, but not necessarily in an educational setting. A relevant qualification would also be welcomed.

You will be enthusiastic and passionate about child development, play and interactions with knowledge on how you can develop this further to enhance children's experiences.

Working with us

When you join our Trust, you'll start with a friendly induction to help you feel settled from day one. From there, you'll get role-specific training and plenty of opportunities to keep learning and growing, whether through ongoing CPD, apprenticeships, or longer-term development programmes like our Ebor career pathways.

We're proud to have high staff engagement, with great feedback in our staff surveys and from our exit interviews. People enjoy working here, feel supported, and know they're making a difference.

How to apply

Key Dates:

Closing Date: 4 January 2025

Interview Date: TBC

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Teaching Assistant SEN

Salary: £25,583 - £26,403 per annum

Posted: 28/11/2025

Closing date: 04/01/2026

Closing time: 23:59