Start Date: 1^st January 2024 (or sooner, if available)

Closing Date: Wednesday 27^th September, 12noon

Interview Date: Week commencing 2^nd October

Salary Range: MPS/UPS + SEN allowance + TLRB (£5,026 pending pay award)

Hours: Full-time, permanent

Christ the King Catholic School are seeking to employ a dedicated and conscientious SENDCo and Resource Base manager to join our dedicated, passionate and caring team. This is a permanent, full-time role commencing in January 2024. Our small and friendly school welcomes applications from candidates of all faiths and none, who are enthusiastic about working in a school where children are at the heart of all we do and our vision is rooted in the Catholic values of respect, resilience, stewardship, curiosity, forgiveness and love.

Skills and experience

Are you passionate about working with pupils with additional special educational needs, wanting to ensure their learning experiences are both meaningful and fun?

An exciting and rare opportunity to be the whole school SENDCo and lead the SEN Resource Base, comprised of two classes supporting the needs of children with Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN), has arisen.  This role is ideally suited to those with previous experience of being a mainstream SENDCo (including as a SENDCo assistant) or, teaching pupils within a specialist SEN provision with a good knowledge of communication and interaction needs. This role provides ample non-contact time to fulfil leadership responsibilities with a small teaching commitment, making this an ideal opportunity for those seeking more responsibility and leadership opportunities.

Successful candidates will be:

• a skilled professional who has an engaging and dynamic style of teaching and supporting colleagues


• willing to support the Catholic ethos of the school


• driven to make sure all our children achieve their very best, having high expectations of behaviour and achievement


• passionate about continuing their own professional development and open to learn and develop as part of a whole school team


• have had experience of teaching and supporting children with SEND


• Knowledgeable in the practices of SEN, including statutory paperwork to apply for and annually review EHCPs


• able to work with and coordinate outside professionals to support pupils with SEND


• able prepared to work flexibly as part of a close knit partnership using shared teaching approaches to learning.

We can offer you:

• a supportive and inclusive team of staff who have excellent relationships with each other and the children in our school


• a school whose values are rooted in kindness and care through showing love for one another


• amazing children, with a passion for learning


• a dedicated whole school team who work together to develop professionally and support each other


• opportunities to lead in a curriculum area suited to your expertise and experience


• continued professional development, including working with the family of schools in the Dunstan Catholic Educational Trust, including specialist training to meet the needs of pupils with SEN


• a welcoming whole school community of pupils, parents, staff, governors and volunteers


• practically, Christ the King has excellent access situated in the heart of Amesbury, with links to both the A303 and A345: commutes by car from Salisbury or Andover take no more than 20minutes.

Our school is proud to be part of The Dunstan Catholic Educational Trust (DCET), a multi-academy trust of Catholic schools across Clifton Diocese. This valuable partnership allows our school and staff the support and professional development opportunities of working collaboratively across a community of schools, whilst maintaining our own distinct school identity.

Job Description

Person Specification

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Teaching Assistant with MDSA role PDF Advert

Start Date:      Autumn Term

Salary Range: TA Role Grade D or E, dependent on experience (30 hours per week)

Midday Supervisor Grade B (2.5 hours per week)

Hours:             Permanent: Term-time only, 38 weeks per year

Christ the King Catholic School are seeking to employ a dedicated and conscientious teaching assistant to join our dedicated, passionate and caring team. This is a permanent, part-time role commencing in September 2023. Our small and friendly school welcomes applications from candidates of all faiths and none, who are enthusiastic about working in a school where children are at the heart of all we do, and our vision is rooted in the Catholic values of respect, resilience, stewardship, curiosity, forgiveness and love.

Skills and experience

Are you passionate about working with pupils to ensure they have their earning needs met in an engaging and inclusive classroom? This role is ideally suited to those who are hardworking, patient and be able to demonstrate positive relationships with pupils, staff and parents.  

Successful candidates will be:

• Willing to support the Catholic ethos of the school.


• Skilled in facilitating learning through a range of strategies. To this end applicant should be creative in their thinking so that they can foster good learning outcomes for children with a range of needs.


• Open and approachable, demonstrating good humour and empathy.


• Be hardworking, patient, enthusiastic and a great team player.


• Driven to make sure all our children achieve their very best, having high expectations of behaviour and achievement.


• Passionate about inclusive education and able to proactively engage with all within the school community.


• Have a high standard of literacy and numeracy skills.

What the school offers its staff

We can offer you:

• a supportive and inclusive team of staff who have excellent relationships with each other and the children in our school.


• a school whose values are rooted in kindness and care, through showing love for one another.


• amazing children, with a passion for learning


• a dedicated whole school team, who work together to develop professionally and support each other.


• a welcoming whole school community of pupils, parents, staff, governors and volunteers

Practically, Christ the King has excellent access situated in the heart of Amesbury, with links to both the A303 and A345: commutes by car from Salisbury or Andover take no more than 20minutes.

Our school is proud to be part of The Dunstan Catholic Educational Trust (DCET), a multi-academy trust of Catholic schools across Clifton Diocese. This valuable partnership allows our school and staff the support and professional development opportunities of working collaboratively across a community of schools, whilst maintaining our own distinct school identity.

Further Details

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed. To arrange a visit please contact the school office on 01980 622039 or email office@ctk.thedcet.com

Safeguarding statement

Christ the King Catholic School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and equal opportunities in employment and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All applicants will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check before appointment is confirmed.

Job Description (Grade D)

Job Description (Grade E)

Person Specification

Applications should be completed using the CES model application form for support staff, below, and returned to office@ctk.thedcet.com

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