Wellesley Park Primary School in Wellington is home to 240 children, including Wellesley Park Explorers.
At Wellesley Park Primary School, we believe every child deserves the opportunity to thrive, feel valued and achieve their full potential. We are looking for two enthusiastic, caring and dedicated Teaching Assistants to join our supportive team and provide 1:1 support for a pupil with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).
This is a rewarding role where no two days are the same. You will play a vital part in helping a child develop confidence, independence and a love of learning, whilst supporting their emotional wellbeing and enabling them to access all aspects of school life.
If you are patient, nurturing and passionate about helping children overcome barriers to learning, we would love to hear from you.
We Are Looking For Someone Who:
• Has experience of working with children, ideally those with SEND.
• Builds warm, positive and trusting relationships with children.
• Is patient, adaptable and resilient.
• Has a calm and encouraging approach.
• Believes that every child can succeed.
• Enjoys working as part of a team and sharing ideas.
• Is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
What We Can Offer:
• Friendly, supportive and dedicated colleagues.
• Wonderful children who are eager to learn.
• High-quality training and professional development opportunities.
• A strong commitment to staff wellbeing.
• Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Employee assistance and wellbeing support.
• Employee benefits through the Blackdown Education Partnership.
• The opportunity to make a genuine and lasting difference to a child's life.
Morning vacancy 8:30am to 12:30pm 20 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Afternoon vacancy 12:30pm to 3:15pm 13 hours 45mins per week. Term time only. The salary scale is Grade 14, point 4 to 6. Pay range £26,016 FTE (£13.48 per hour) to £26,847 FTE (£13.92 per hour). Employers Pension Contribution 19.2%
Visits to the setting are welcome, please phone the school office to make an appointment. A full job description and application pack is available on the school website. Please note, applications by CV or incomplete forms will not be considered.
Closing Date: 9:00am Monday 2 November 2026
Interview Date: Wednesday 4 November 2026
As a school we are committed to the safeguarding of our community, we follow full safer recruitment procedures including relevant references and DBS checks.
Safeguarding Statement:
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 under the Exceptions Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020). This means that both spent and unspent convictions and cautions may need to be disclosed. However, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ under filtering rules and do not need to be disclosed. Guidance on what should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974.
Blackdown Education Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexuality or religion.
The successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure Barring Service (DBS). As part of our due diligence process when shortlisting, we may carry out an online search of publicly available material to identify any incidents or issues which we might want to explore with the applicant at interview.
References: References will be taken up on short-listed candidates that will include questions about past disciplinary actions or allegations in relation to behaviour with children, previous employers may be approached for information to verify particular experiences or qualifications before interview.
Data Protection Act: Information held by Blackdown Education Partnership complies with and is stored in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018. If your application is successful, the information you have provided in the ‘Personal Details’ section will be used for payroll purposes and may be disclosed to the Inland Revenue. It will be disclosed within the school for security and administration.
BEP Privacy Statement–Recruitment: Please see our website for further information.
