Coley Primary School needs a one-to-one SEND learning support assistant for a pupil with additional needs, on a fixed-term contract to 31 August 2027. The work centres on helping the child access learning, build confidence and relationships, and feel included, working alongside the class teacher and SENCO. The post is term time only, 28.75 hours a week from 8:30am to 3:15pm, and the school uses a relational and therapeutic approach to support emotional wellbeing. An enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references are required.
What the job involves
- Provide one-to-one support to a pupil with additional needs throughout the school day
- Help the pupil access learning
- Support the pupil's emotional wellbeing, learning and personal development
- Build positive, trusting relationships with the pupil so they feel safe, understood and successful
- Develop the pupil's confidence and sense of belonging in the school community
- Work closely with the class teacher and SENCO
- Apply the school's relational and therapeutic approach
Experience
- Experience of working with children or young people
Skills & knowledge
- Ability to build positive and trusting relationships
- Commitment to inclusion and belief that every child can succeed
Checks & eligibility
- Enhanced DBS check
- Satisfactory references and safer recruitment checks
Other
- Warm, patient, calm and nurturing manner
- Works well as part of a team
- Resilient, reflective and willing to learn
- Shares the school's commitment to children feeling safe, understood and successful
Nice to have
- Experience working with children with SEND
What’s offered
- Training and development opportunities
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
