SEND Teaching Assistant & MSDA

 SEND Teaching Assistant & MDSA

Term Time Only

Hours: 18.75 hours per week.

Mon, Wed & Fri 8:45-12pm, Tues & Thurs 8:45-1:15pm

FTE Salary £25,185.00

Actual Salary £10,894.00

Fixed Term until 31.08.2026

Thank you for your interest in working at St Stephen’s Church School.  We are looking for a highly organised and well-motivated SEND Teaching Assistant to join our team to support a pupil and who:

We are looking for someone who:

• has a good understanding of effective SEND practices and is prepared to reflect and develop.
• is caring, patient and self-motivated.
• places building positive relationships at the heart of what they do, provide encouragement and reassurance.
• has knowledge of (or an interest in learning about) emotion coaching techniques to support development of emotional literacy and regulation skills.
• has an awareness of when to 'step in or step out' to help the child to develop their own capacity to learn.
• is be able to support social communication skills.

In return, we offer:

• The opportunity to change the lives of the children you support.
• Polite, caring and well-behaved children who are eager to learn and live by our school values.
• An ambitious and dedicated staff team.
• A supportive community school with a Christian ethos

Benefits of working for the Bath & Wells Multi Academy Trust include a generous pension scheme, enhanced sickness and parental benefits and a supportive working environment.

The Bath & Wells Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS and all relevant pre-employment checks.

Closing date: Wednesday 28th January 2026

Interview date: Week Commencing Monday 2nd February 2026

This post will commence: asap