Teaching Assistant - Special Education Needs (SEN)

The Role

As a Teaching Assistant, you will work with our teaching and other support staff to help identify pupils within vulnerable groups, specifically those with special needs. You are key to helping them become independent learners, stay focused and engaged in the tasks and lessons set by the teacher, and help explain different tasks and activities.

You will assist with a wide range of classroom and school-based activities, providing 1:1 and group support to pupils. This may include listening to children read, reading to them, or telling them stories.

Throughout the day, you will help prepare the classroom and learning spaces, create displays and exhibitions of the children's work, and prepare for different activities.

You will support pupils who need extra support to complete tasks or who have difficulty engaging with schoolwork. You will also watch for challenging behaviour and help pupils promote positive behaviour. You will also offer emotional support to help pupils in their emotional and social development, and you inform other staff about any issues.

About You

You will be passionate about ensuring all children are supported to do their best. You will be trustworthy, enthusiastic, full of energy, well-organised, and self-motivated.

You will also have excellent communication skills and be able to build a strong and appropriate rapport with children and parents/carers.

You need to have very good numeracy and literacy skills and be passionate about making learning irresistible for children. You should also be able to adapt where necessary to support children’s individual needs.

You will also need to be able to maintain confidentiality, have a high level of professionalism, and be committed to improving your own practice.

Ideally, you will have experience working with children across the primary curriculum, including those with social, emotional, and mental health needs.

About Us

We are proud to offer:

• An ambitious school management team committed to staff professional learning.
• Dedicated, professional and determined staff.
• Highly motivated, happy children, keen to learn and develop
• A strong commitment to staff wellbeing.
• Excellent resources and vibrant teaching spaces.

Potential candidates are invited to contact the school office to arrange a visit to the school. This does not form part of the recruitment process.

Safer Recruitment, Inclusive and Diversity

The Primary First Trust is committed to safeguarding, Prevent and the welfare of pupils and this post is subject to an Enhanced DBS Clearance, health clearance, social media checks, a probationary period and satisfactory references.

The Trust strives to be an inclusive and diverse organisation where everyone feels able to be themselves and experiences a strong sense of belonging.

The Trust wholeheartedly supports the principle of equality and diversity in employment. It opposes all forms of unfair or unlawful discrimination on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sex. We encourage and support the recruitment, retention, and career development of people from ethnic, cultural, and social backgrounds from as wide a range as possible, and we seek to develop a community of staff that accurately represents society as a whole. All applications for employment with the Trust will be considered against the criteria outlined in the person specification for the position advertised.

No agencies, please. We will contact you if we need support on recruitment.