SEN Teaching Assistant


Company:	eTeach UK Limited
Salary:	£12.87 to £14.03 p/hr
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	St Ives, PE27 6RS
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	9 Oct 2026
Closing date:	30 Oct 2026

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Summary

🌟 SEN Teaching Assistant

📍 Location: Aurora Fairway School, St Ives, Cambridge🕒 Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent, Term Time Only📅 Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday💰 Salary: £22,996 to £25,068 (Actual annual salary, dependent on experience and qualifications)💸 Hourly Rate: £12.87 to £14.03 p/hr About Aurora Fairway School

Aurora Fairway School is a specialist day school for students aged 11–16 with complex learning needs, including SEMH, autism, and speech, language and communication difficulties. Opened in September 2022, our school is part of the innovative Aurora Group, which provides education and care for children, young people and adults with SEND across England. We offer a nurturing, therapeutic environment where every student is supported to thrive academically, socially and emotionally.

We welcome and encourage visits – get in touch to arrange, we’d love to show you around.

The Role

We’re looking for a qualified and dedicated Teaching Assistant to join our wonderful team. You’ll play a vital role in supporting our students’ learning and wellbeing, helping them to reach their full potential in a safe and caring setting.

This includes:

Supporting students with SEMH, ASD and anxiety-related needs

Assisting with learning activities and adapting them as needed

Helping to manage behaviour positively and individually

Providing resources and classroom support under teacher guidance

What We’re Looking For

Experience working with children or young people with SEND

Essential – Level 2 or equivalent in Maths and English

A caring, patient and resilient approach

Ability to work collaboratively with teachers and other staff

Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children How to apply?

Please complete an online application form in full, remembering to include all employment and education details.Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Aurora Group is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

The Aurora Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and young adults in our care and is a disability confident and equal opportunities employer.

This advert could be taken down at any point in time without prior notice if the position is filled.

Please note that candidates that are shortlisted might be subject to an online search.

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