Job Description

Teaching Assistant [Inclusion support]

Salary

: 15.06 per hour (29,064 pro rata per annum)

Contract:

Maternity cover (effective from December 2025)

Working Hours:

Part time (30 hours per week, Monday - Friday, 39 weeks per year, includes teacher Training Days)

Required:

December 2025

Kingdown School is looking to appoint a caring and motivated

Teaching Assistant

to provide

inclusion support

to students in its Behaviour Hub, on a maternity cover contract. This is a wonderful opportunity to join its dedicated team, who are committed to helping all young people believe, aspire and achieve.

Kingdown School is a co-educational, non-denominational secondary school and sixth form, educating young people between the ages of 11 and 18 years. We have a strong reputation in the local community and beyond, built on an unswerving focus on the quality of teaching and learning and great pastoral care. Ranked in the top 10 secondary schools in Wiltshire, our school is located in the charming garrison town of Warminster, with excellent links to Salisbury, Bath, Bristol and the South-West. We are an academy under Acorn Education Trust, which provides exciting opportunities to collaborate and improve local education.

As an

Inclusion Teaching Assistant

, you must be able to work across all age ranges and abilities within our school and be prepared to work flexibly to support students with complex needs, including those requiring SEN and behavioural support and liaising with SLT, teachers and SENCO. The role will require you to oversee and support pupils with behavioural needs, so experience in this area is desirable. You will work in our

Behaviour Hub

, alongside a dedicated team of other teaching assistants and the wider SEND team.

We are looking for someone who:

Has a passion for delivering high quality and exciting opportunities for young people; Has strong interpersonal and communication skills and is able to work with a variety of pupils, staff and parents; Has superb attention to detail and organisational skills; Is self-motivated dedicated and consistent; Enjoys working with young people and can develop good working relationships with them; Has the ability to deal with new challenging situations; Can be a strong team player as well as use your own initiative; Has a positive and flexible attitude; Understands and is sympathetic to the needs of young people, including their social, emotional and mental wellbeing; Has experience of supporting student's learning; Has a current First Aid or is prepared to undertake training; Has experience working with young people with behavioural needs and /or is willing to undertake training to support young people with such needs.

We can offer the successful candidate:

An ambitious and vibrant place to work, with enthusiastic children and staff who are passionate about learning; A workplace where everyone feels valued and supported; Opportunities for training and progression; The support of Acorn Education Trust, with excellent opportunities to work with experienced colleagues; A supportive and clearly defined induction procedure.

For information about this role and to apply

, please visit our Acorn careers page at: (https://www.eteach.com/careers/acorneducationtrust/job/teaching-assistant-inclusion-support-1508285/?lang=en-GB) and click 'Fast Apply' to complete an application form by the closing date.

Closing Date:

Monday 6th October 2025 at 12pm

Interview Date:

w/c Monday 6th October 2025

Please note: while the closing date for applications has been set, we reserve the right to interview and appoint a suitable candidate upon receipt of an exceptional application. Therefore, we would encourage prompt application for this position.

Kingdown School, as part of the Acorn Education Trust, is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. If successful in obtaining this post you will be subject to a Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and health screening.??We are an equal opportunities employer.?As part of our safer recruitment processes, if you are shortlisted for the post, we will carry out a social media account search.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: 15.06 per hour

Expected hours: 30 per week

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: KID25-26-2
Expected start date: 01/12/2025