SEN Teaching Assistant

Buckinghamshire Council

Overview

We are looking for a Teaching Assistant to support a child or children with additional needs as part of our amazing team.

Do you have the professional and personal skills to help enable a young child with Special Educational Needs to develop their love of learning and reach their full potential?

Do you have the commitment, positivity and sensitivity to celebrate all the things a child can do?

Do you want to help a child flourish, grow and develop their independence?

Are you looking for a role where you will be able to use your personal and professional skills to make a difference that could last a lifetime?

If the answer to these questions is yes, we want to hear from you!

Salary: Bucks Pay Range 2: 11-15, Actual salary £19,255-£20,884 (depending on experience)

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 32.5 hours per week, Monday-Friday, term time only, 8.30 am-3.30 pm (½ hour lunch break)

Closing date: Wednesday 21st October 2026

Interview date: Friday 6th November 2026

About us

Turnfurlong Infant School is situated approximately a mile from the centre of Aylesbury. Our warm, caring three-form entry Infant School is culturally diverse with a curriculum that provides many opportunities for enrichment. These include visitors to school, visiting authors, a travelling farm, educational visits both local and further afield, chicks hatching, Diwali dance days, Eid parties and a school Christmas to remember. We are a Read Write Inc phonics school and we are proud to hold Platinum status for Outdoor Play and Learning (OPAL).

About the role

As an SEN Teaching Assistant you would:

• Be the 1:1 support for a child with an

Education

• Health and Care Plan
• Work closely with the class teacher, other TAs and the SENDCo to support a child to meet their individual targets and make progress
• Enable a child with SEN to gain independence skills
• Participate fully in all aspects of the school routine, eating lunch with the children, supporting children’s social skills at playtime, joining in with activities such as PE and music
• Develop positive professional partnerships with parents
• Work closely with professionals from other agencies

We can offer you:

• A comprehensive and supportive induction to your role

• The opportunity to work with an experienced team

• Exciting opportunities for further professional development

• Lovely children who are active learners

• Supportive parents and families

• Please see the attached job description for further information.

• Other information

• Visits to the school are warmly welcomed. To arrange a visit or to find out more about the role, please contact our school office.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

• All unspent convictions and conditional cautions

• All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).

• For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance issued by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).

• It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.