SEN Teaching Assistant Level 2

Employer: Village Primary Academy

Location: Derby, East Midlands

Salary: £25,790

Job type: FULL_TIME

Posted: 2026-09-24T00:00:00Z

Sector: Education & Training

Job Description

The successful candidates will have: A passion and commitment to working with children with Special Educational Needs Understanding of the barriers to learning that children with special educational needs may face and be able to use effective strategies to support them Experience of developing learning resources that scaffold and support learning Awareness of child development and knowledge of how children learn Experience of Working with or caring for children of a relevant age to those in the school Communication skills to liaise sensitively and effectively with parents and carers NVQ 2 for Teaching Assistants or equivalent qualification or experience Literacy and Numeracy skills equivalent to Level 1 of the National Qualification & Credit Framework Completion of Department for Education Teaching Assistant Induction Programme (or to complete within first term)

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