Part-time 1:1 Teaching Assistant

About the role

We are keen to recruit an enthusiastic, flexible, reliable and caring person to join our dedicated and professional staff team. We are looking for a part-time 1:1 SEN Teaching Assistant who is committed to supporting children's learning and progress. The successful applicant will work alongside the class teacher to support teaching and learning opportunities for a pupil/small group of pupils with additional needs, as well as carry out MSA (Midday Supervisory Assistant) duties.

As a 1:1 Teaching Assistant you will be expected to build successful, positive relationships with pupils, supporting the class teacher and SENCO. The successful candidate will ideally have experience of working in a school or with children with SEND, but for the right candidate, full training is available.

The working hours are from 8:40am to 1:00 pm Monday to Friday, term time only. You will be an integral part of a friendly and committed team of teachers, teaching assistants and practitioners and you must be able to work using your own initiative. Applicants should ideally have Maths and English GCSEs at Grade C/4 or above, or relevant experience of working with children with SEN.

Welwyn St Mary's is a large friendly village Church of England school and you will be joining a supportive team and working with well-behaved children who "have very positive attitudes to learning".

Please visit our school website www.welwynst-marys.herts.sch.uk and read our recruitment information sheet to learn more about our school.

We welcome all applicants, regardless of age, gender, sexuality, ethnicity and religion.

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This role involves working closely with children and is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. All applicants are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check as part of Hertfordshire County Council’s pre-employment checks.  Any appointment is subject to satisfactory completion of a DBS and other safeguarding checks and also to suitable references being obtained. We will also conduct standard online checks and medical checks for any prospective applicants. For further details or to arrange a visit, please contact the school office.

Please note the closing date for applications is 9am on Tuesday 1st September.  Interviews will take place in the week commencing 7th September 2026.  We reserve the right to interview earlier than this date if we receive applications from qualified candidates.