Peripatetic SEN Teaching Assistant
| Posting date: | 13 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 January 2026 |
| Location: | Derby, Derbyshire, DE24 0PU |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 3032bb1b-f1b6-471c-9224-b99b6bbb2165 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
We welcome applications from excellent practitioners who have:
• An NVQ2for Teaching Assistants or equivalent qualification or experience
• A passion and commitment to working with children with Special Educational Needs
• Knowledge and understanding of pupils with Social, Emotional Mental Health needs and a willingness to support these pupils to thrive
• 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
• 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)
What the school offers its staff
At The Harmony Trust, our work is guided by our core values:
• Respect and Acceptance –We celebrate diversity and ensure every child and adult feels valued.
• Honesty and Integrity –We act with transparency and fairness in all we do.
• Compassion and Kindness –We nurture positive relationships and support wellbeing.
• Resilience and Responsibility –We persevere through challenges and take ownership of our actions.
• Co-operation and Collaboration –We work together to achieve shared goals.
• Aspiration and Motivation –We inspire ambition and encourage everyone to reach their full potential.
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.
We welcome applications from excellent practitioners who have:
• An NVQ2for Teaching Assistants or equivalent qualification or experience
• A passion and commitment to working with children with Special Educational Needs
• Knowledge and understanding of pupils with Social, Emotional Mental Health needs and a willingness to support these pupils to thrive
• 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
• 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)
What the school offers its staff
At The Harmony Trust, our work is guided by our core values:
• Respect and Acceptance –We celebrate diversity and ensure every child and adult feels valued.
• Honesty and Integrity –We act with transparency and fairness in all we do.
• Compassion and Kindness –We nurture positive relationships and support wellbeing.
• Resilience and Responsibility –We persevere through challenges and take ownership of our actions.
• Co-operation and Collaboration –We work together to achieve shared goals.
• Aspiration and Motivation –We inspire ambition and encourage everyone to reach their full potential.
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.