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Senco Assistant

St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Buckhurst Hill · Buckhurst Hill · Essex

Job description


Working Pattern: 21. 25 hours per week. Pattern of hours to be agreed over the week Monday- Friday ( Tuesday is 8.15 am start to attend the team meeting) term-time, including Inset days.

We are seeking a caring, hardworking, and enthusiastic individual to join our committed staff team, who have high aspirations for themselves and our children, a passion for learning, are proactive and dependable, have strong interpersonal skills, and have a positive outlook. In return, we can offer you the opportunity to make a real difference to children’s learning and to be part of a happy and effective staff team.

To work with the Senco lead, teachers as part of a professional team to support learning activities for classes. The primary focus will be to work under the direction of the SENCO and Headteacher to support the SENCO in undertaking their duties.

The successful candidate will need to :

  • Passionate about securing positive outcomes for children.

  • Highly motivated, organised, and flexible in the way you work to best meet children’s needs.

  • An effective communicator, highly skilled in building positive relationships with children, parents/carers, and professionals.

  • Able to utilise planning and resourcing when covering a class.

  • reliable, flexible, and willing to support the school in moving children’s learning on

In return we can offer:

  • Friendly experienced team

  • Excellent professional development with the opportunity to train as a teacher through the SCITT

  • Access to the local government pension scheme

  • A wellbeing package including an annual term time wellbeing day and Employee Assistance Programme

  • Cycle to work scheme

About this school

St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Buckhurst Hill

Academy converter · Primary · Ages 5–11

Not rated
Pupils
414
Avg teacher salary
£43,380
Pupil:teacher ratio
24.6:1
Academy trust
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Ofsted rating key

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Location

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Buckhurst Hill, Essex, IG9 5RX