Teaching Assistant and Lunchtime Supervisor - Sennen Primary School

About The Role:

Sennen School is looking to appoint a committed and enthusiastic SEN Teaching Assistant, with a Lunchtime Supervisor role, to join our team.

As a small school, we have a strong staff team who work well together and support each other, to create a warm and vibrant environment for the pupils and families of our school.

We want every child to embrace school life and enjoy every aspect of learning, exploring and growing; building strong foundations for them to spark their own interests and aspirations.

In this role you will support SEN learning within the classroom, which will primarily cater to their individual learning plan.

The role will be fixed-term until 31 August 2026, with the potential for this to be extended. The hours are 8.45am – 3.15pm, ideally Wednesday – Friday, but open to discussion, term-time only.

About You:

We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic, hard-working and committed, with a great sense of humour, to join our team.

The successful candidate will have:

·       experience of working with children;

·       work one-to-one with children;

·       have a desire to engage and inspire children with SEND;

·       be effective at forming positive relationships with pupils, staff and parents;

·       be able to follow instructions;

·       have good communication and organisational skills;

·       be a proactive and flexible member of the team, with a ‘can do’ attitude.

Benefits of Working with Us:

As a leading Academy Trust, we are able to offer our staff a range of continued professional development opportunities alongside family friendly policies and access to the Local Government/Teachers Pension Schemes. More on our benefits can be found here.

How to Apply and Further Info:

To apply for this position please email a completed application form to recruitment@tpacademytrust.org, please ensure your name and the position you are applying are within the subject title of the email.

Please note we do not accept CV's.

The closing date for receiving applications is Friday 11 July 2025 12pm

If you wish to discuss this position ahead of applying, please contact Sam Gillion on 01736 871392

Interviews to be held on Tuesday 15 July 2025 

TPAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.

Successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) application as part of their pre-employment administration. The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’. This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Other pre-employment checks will include receipt of two satisfactory references, evidence of right to work in the UK, proof of any relevant qualifications and completion of a health assessment questionnaire.