SEND Support Assistant

We are seeking to appoint a SEND support assistant to join our friendly team and help us to provide our students with the very best educational experience.

You will be working on a 1:1 or small group basis with students who have special educational needs, building strong relationships and positively impacting their learning experience.

Experience of supporting students with a multi-sensory impairment: HI and VI, in an educational establishment would be an advantage for this role.

The successful candidate will:

• Be dedicated and resilient when supporting children who experience significant barriers to learning.

• Have the ability to support students either in a classroom environment, 1:1 or in small groups.  

• Be able to draw on available resources to adapt and develop strategies to support students learning across different ages.

• Have experience of working with children with a range of SEND.

• Be an active member of the SEND team, putting students’ academic success and personal development at the forefront.

• Have excellent communication skills and a professional friendly manner.

• Be organised and efficient and able to prioritise workload.

• Have excellent IT skills and the ability to learn new systems quickly.

We can offer you:

• A strong, highly committed team of staff with an ethos of tolerance and a family community spirit

• Training and development and our commitment to staff wellbeing

• An environment which promotes innovation

Southend High School for Girls is a highly successful and oversubscribed girls’ grammar school rated

‘outstanding’ by Ofsted. This is an exciting time to join the school as it continues to move forward under the leadership of its Headteacher, Mr Jason Carey.

For all enquiries please contact Danielle Wakefield recruitment@shsg.org

Interviews to be held Tuesday 30th June 2026

We reserve the right to call applicants to interview, and appoint, prior to the closing date

All staff at Southend High School for Girls have a responsibility for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful applicant will be required to complete an enhanced DBS check. This is a customer-facing role needing fluent spoken English.