Job Description

ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE MADE VIA THE ACADEMY APPLICATION FORM FOUND AT: https://www.kingina.somerset.sch.uk/web/job_vacancies_/348759

Dates: Apply by 9am on Monday, 8th December 2025

Location: Somerton, Somerset

Contract type: Part time, term time only

Contract term: Temporary, linked to SEND funding

Salary: Grade 15 Point 3 - 4 depending on experience

(pro rata, based on Full Time Equivalent salary range 24,796 - 25,185)

At King Ina Church of England Academy we are looking for SEND Teaching Assistants to work 1:1 with pupils with an Education Health Care Plan.

The post requires experience of supporting learning across the curriculum and supporting pupils with their social, emotional and mental health needs.

Post A:

5 afternoons per week, 1pm - 3:15pm Monday to Friday

Post B:

4 afternoons per week, 1pm - 3:15pm (days TBC)

Post C:

4 days per week, 8:50am - 3:15pm (with an unpaid 1hr break for lunch each day) Tuesday to Friday

You will:

Be a reflective practitioner

Be solution focused and positive in meeting the social and emotional needs of our young people and open to innovative ways of working

Have the ability, drive and resilience to nurture the emotional health and well-being of young people

Contribute to resourcing of the curriculum

Preferably have successful experience in a school setting

Job shares would be considered for these posts.

We welcome visits to the school. Please contact the school office on 01458 272587 to arrange an appointment.

To obtain a recruitment pack, including an application form and job description, please visit the school website: , job vacancies are listed under the Key Information tab. All applications should be returned electronically to Lisa Watts via email to: Lisa.watts@kingina.co.uk

Start Date: As soon as possible

Closing date: 9am on Monday, 8th December 2025

Interview date: Friday, 12th December 2025

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: 12.85-13.05 per hour

Expected hours: 9 - 27.1 per week

Work Location: In person