Educational Teaching Assistant 1:1 SEN Support

We are advertising for a fixed term Educational Teaching Assistant, to join us as soon as possible. This job is for 17.75 hours, supporting a child in Key Stage 1. This appointment is until 31/8/2027 in the first instance. The hours of work are Monday to Friday 11.30am - 3.15pm.

We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and highly motivated person with a commitment to helping children reach their full potential. The successful candidate must have a firm but fair approach to working with children and have excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Experience of working with children with SEND is desirable as is working in a school environment. It is important that they have the ability to work as part of a team and build positive relationships with the children, staff and parents.

Lowerhouses CE Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment.

Under the September 2022 amendments to Keeping Children Safe in Education, we will be undertaking an ‘online search’ for shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence, this is to help identify incidents or issues that have happened and are publicly available online.

An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this job. A conviction may not exclude candidates from appointment but will be considered as part of the recruitment process.