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SEN Teaching and Learning Assistant

Job details
Posting date: 03 December 2025
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 02 January 2026
Location: Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S42 6PT
Company: Teaching Vacancies
Job type: Contract
Job reference: cd908865-79be-47ca-a89c-8f592ae1e771

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Summary

What skills and experience we're looking for

Hunloke Park Primary is a happy and popular school in Wingerworth. The pupils, staff and Governors are looking to appoint a dynamic, enthusiastic, fun, hardworking and motivated SEN Teaching and Learning Assistant to join our friendly and dedicated team from February 2026. The hours of work will be from 08.40am to 3.30pm daily.

If you are interested in the position, we are keen to hear from you!

We are looking for someone who:

• Has a wide range of knowledge and experience of supporting children with Special Educational Needs, including Autism and Neurodiversity.
• Is warm and friendly and develops excellent relationships with parents and carers.
• Has a sense of humour and is fun, fully embracing all aspects of school life.
• Will embrace our school ethos and add to our brilliant team.

To be successful in this role you will have NVQ level 3 or above or equivalent (or working towards).

Hunloke Park Primary is part of Redhill Academy Trust. The Academy is also a member of Redhill College of Leadership and Development and as such there are excellent CPD opportunities for further information please visit the website.

What the school offers its staff

Benefits

• Access to Local Government Pension Scheme
• Generous annual leave entitlement increasing with service, plus statutory holidays
• The opportunity to be part of a highly supportive and ambitious team/school
• Recognised continuous local government service for annual leave entitlement, Occupational Maternity/ Paternity pay
• Cycle to work Scheme
• Commitment to employee Health and Wellbeing including Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee benefits platform

Further details about the role

For further details regarding this post please contact the Headteacheron the Academy number. To apply complete our on-line application form, please use the 'apply now' button.

If you have any questions or queries regarding the application process please contact the HR Team.

As Redhill Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding children practices, any appointment will be subject to an enhanced DBS and Child barred list checks, candidate online search and successful references.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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