Teaching Assistant - Fixed Term at The Trafalgar School at Downton

Job Reference #

EDV/2026/TSD/95353

Location

Breamore Road, Downton, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP5 3HN

Contract Type

Fixed Term

Contract Term

Part-Time

Salary

£25,385.00 - £25,989.00 Annually (FTE)
Actual Salary £17,703 pay award pending

Hours Per Week

Weeks Per Year

44.85

Fixed Term End Date

Fri 23rd Jul, 2027

Closing Date

9:00am, Mon 22nd Jun, 2026

Start Date

1st September 2026

Positions Available

Positions Available 1

Interview Date(s)

week commencing 29.06.2026

Interview Date(s) week commencing 29.06.2026

Core Purpose

To provide learning and care support for students with special educational needs (SEN)
To work with the classroom teacher to plan and deliver activities
Support students with routines, transitions and emotional regulation.

Key Tasks

To build positive relationships with students
To adapt communication style to respond to students according to their individual needs
To work with the SENDCo and other staff members to ensure effective interventions in
Teaching and Learning, leading to increased student progress
To have a flexible approach to support needs and be able to change ways of working when requested
To support quality first teaching in classrooms with a range of interventions
To deliver aspects of personal care to identified students, as directed by the SENDCo
To rigorously promote the welfare of young people in all respects and understand the issues surrounding the safeguarding of children and young people
To work in line with statutory safeguarding guidance (eg. Keeping children Safe in Education, Prevent) and our Safeguarding and Child Protection policies and procedures
To promote and be committed to the school’s aims and objectives
To play an active part in the everyday life of the school.