SEND Teaching Assistant - Fixed Term

Manor Community Primary School, Dartford

• Ref:KCC886-3915-292S
• Posted:13/02/2026
• Pay:KSA £18,287 (£24,513 FTE)
• Start Date:As soon as possible
• App Close Date:22/02/2026 at 23:00
• Interviews:To be confirmed

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Position:          SEND Teaching Assistant
Contract:          Fixed Term
Hours/Weeks:  32.5 hours/ 38 weeks , Monday – Friday, 8:30am – 3:30pm
Grade:                Kent Scheme A
Salary:              £18,287 (£24,513 FTE)
Start date:        As soon as possible
End date:          31^st August 2026
Closing date:    22^nd February 2026

Join Our Team and Make a Lasting Difference

At Manor Community Primary School, we believe every child deserves to feel seen, supported, and celebrated. As our new SEND Teaching Assistant, you’ll play a key role in helping pupils with additional learning needs build confidence, develop independence, and achieve their personal best.

You’ll be joining a friendly, inclusive, and forward-thinking school where collaboration, creativity, and pupil wellbeing sit at the heart of everything we do. If you’re looking for a role with purpose, where your impact truly matters, this could be the perfect next step.

Key Responsibilities

In this role, you will:

• Provide tailored 1:1 and small-group support for pupils with SEND needs
• Work alongside class teachers to adapt learning and promote engagement
• Help create a safe, positive, and inclusive classroom environment
• Support pupils with social, emotional, and communication needs
• Contribute to personalised learning plans and progress reviews
• Promote independence, resilience, and pupil wellbeing
• Build strong relationships with families and external professionals
• Model the school’s values and champion inclusive practice every day

Who We Are Looking For

We are seeking someone who is:

• Warm, patient, and empathetic, with a genuine passion for supporting children
• Able to use initiative and respond calmly to changing needs
• A strong team player who enjoys working collaboratively
• Committed to inclusive education and celebrating every child’s strengths
• Positive, proactive, and eager to learn
• Reliable, reflective, and ready to contribute to a nurturing school culture.
• Experience supporting children with SEND is desirable, but your attitude, values, and commitment to making a difference matter most.

Information about the school

Manor Community Primary School

At Manor Community Primary School, we firmly believe that every child should have the opportunity to reach their full academic potential and understand that hard work and determination are the key to success in life.

Our ethos is that a happy child is a successful child, and we provide a safe, stimulating environment where all children thrive. Our unique curriculum creates leaners who are motivated and resilient, whilst instilling a lifelong love of learning.

We work in close partnership with our parents to ensure we do all we can to promote and establish strong, respectful relationships that enhance the outcomes for all children and their families. All children have dreams and aspirations, and we work hard to guide them to be the best they can be.

For further information about the school, please visit www.manor.kent.sch.uk

Cygnus Academies Trust

Manor Community Primary School is part of Cygnus Academies Trust who are a group of friendly, like-minded schools, working together in the best interest of all our children. Driven by a desire to collaborate at every level, with an emphasis on staff development and opportunities for all. Cygnus Academies Trust schools really are a fantastic place to work and learn.

Our approach is to allow all schools to retain and celebrate their uniqueness. While ensuring; great teaching and learning, strong leadership and management, effective local governance, curriculum expertise, visionary business and financial management.

For further information about the Trust, please visit www.cygnus.org.uk

We offer:

· Teachers’ Pension Scheme

· Employee support services.

· Effective CPD opportunities

· Collaborative working with other schools

· Excellent ICT facilities

· Opportunities for flexible working

Safer Recruitment

Cygnus Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. In line with Safer Recruitment guidelines, CVs will not be accepted, and you are required to complete the application in full giving details of all employment, training and gaps in employment. Cygnus Academies Trust reserves the right to reject incomplete application forms and any consistencies or anomalies will be explored at, or prior to, interview. Any offer of employment is subject to pre-employment checks including a satisfactory ‘Enhanced with Barred List Check’ through the Disclosure and Barring Service. We will require two satisfactory references; one of which must be your line manager in your present or most recent employment. References will be requested prior to interview so please ensure that your referees are available to provide a reference.

Equal Opportunities

Cygnus Academies Trust is an equal opportunities employer committed to diversity and inclusion who welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. All people who work and study at our Trust have the right to be respected and valued within a safe and secure environment and not to be discriminated against on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage & civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

Additional Information

• References will be requested for shortlisted applicants prior to interview.

• Shortlisted applicants will be required to complete and return a Self-Disclosure form prior to interview.

• Online Searches will be carried out on shortlisted applicants prior to interview. Any concerns will be discussed with candidates at interview.

• Further vetting checks including an enhanced DBS, incorporating a check of the Children’s Barred List, will be undertaken on provisional offer.

• The Child Protection Policy can be found on the school website.

• The Employment of Ex-Offenders Policy can be found on the Trust website

This post is a customer-facing position and falls within the scope of the Code of Practice on English Language Requirement for Public Sector Workers. The school has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the JD/Person Specification. These will be applied during the recruitment/selection and probationary stages.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Office
• Address:Keary Road, Dartford, Kent, DA10 0BU
• Telephone: 01322383314
• Email: office@manor.kent.sch.uk

Documents

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• SEND Teaching Assistant