Samuel Ryder Academy – St Albans

 Teaching Assistant – Vision Impairment Support

Term Time Contract – 32.5 hours per week

Working Pattern 8.30am - 3.30pm Monday to Friday

Grade: H3

Actual Salary: £19,300 per annum

Required for: September 2026 or as soon as possible

Samuel Ryder Academy is looking to appoint a Teaching Assistant – Vision Impairment Support in the secondary phase of the school. The role is to support a student who has a severe vision impairment, and uses braille as their primary mode of access, with direct support and modification of curriculum resources.

We are looking for practitioners with high expectations of pupil achievement and progress.

We are looking for applicants who put the experience of the child at the heart of their practice; someone eager to extend children’s learning and makes learning fun.

The successful candidates would set themselves high personal standards and be eager to develop professionally to support the schools’ creative curriculum approach to learning.

Previous experience of supporting children and young people and supporting the delivery of the national curriculum in an educational setting is desirable.

Diversity: The Scholars’ Education Trust is fully committed to the principles of equal opportunity, diversity and inclusion.  We want to attract and retain the very best staff in all areas of the trust, ensuring our staff body reflects the diversity of our students and local community.

Closing date: 9am Friday 10^th July 2026

Interview: TBC

We reserve the right to make an appointment before the closing date, so early applications are encouraged.

Scholars’ Education Trust is an equal opportunities employer. The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure Barring Service.

Declaration of criminal offences

The trust is required to give you the opportunity to voluntarily declare convictions, cautions, reprimands or final warnings that are not ‘protected’ as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020). You will be provided with a criminal self-declaration form by the school if you are shortlisted for the post. All posts in schools are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. If you are appointed you will be required to have an up to date Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Certificate. The existence of a criminal background does not automatically mean that you cannot be appointed but it may do so.