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St John the Baptist Church of England Controlled Primary School

Special Needs Assistants - temporary until 31st August 2025

Closing date: 05/09/2024 at 12:00

Interview date: 09/09/2024

Job Start Date: September 2024

Contract/Hours: Temporary , Part-time

Salary Type: Main Pay Range

Salary Details: Grade B FTE £20,812 - £21,133 (£15,811 - £16,204 pro rata)

Salary Pro-Rata: 15811

Hours of Work: 30 hours per week, including lunch cover

Location of Role: St John the Baptist C of E Primary School

Contact e-mail address: [email protected]

Job/Person Summary

St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School is looking to appoint a temporary Special Needs Assistant to support pupils with medical needs and SEND.

We require an enthusiastic Special Needs Assistant to join our friendly and hardworking school. You will be working in collaboration with the SENDCo and class teacher to support the child/ren with an EHCP, (medical needs to be met as well as learning needs).

Post can be for either the full school day or for part time (afternoons or mornings) and combine with a lunchtime Play Worker role.  

Special Needs Assistants play a vital role in enabling our children to achieve their best and we value their contributions.  Successful candidates must be able to demonstrate that they are keen to learn, have a positive attitude, excellent communication skills, patience, be able to work as part of a team, have excellent interpersonal skills and enjoy working with children.  We appreciate that the experience required to work in a school with children with additional medical needs can be gained from life experiences and / or qualifications. We are genuinely open to your application and are happy to answer any questions you may have, or to show you around our school prior to the interview date if you wish.

We are looking for a colleague who:

• Really gets children and can see the world through their eyes

• Can show you are a REACH learner in all you do, with enthusiasm for life and learning
• Can communicate effectively with children and understand how to offer them security
• Understands child development and barriers to learning
• Can give children feedback and next steps to help them learn
• Can use IT to improve the learning experience of children
• Has experience of working with children / adults with medical needs
• Can communicate highly effectively with colleagues and the wider school community
• Quickly takes on board information and communicates with confidentiality and empathy
• Lives by our school values of Respect, Friendship and Trust
• Puts the needs of the children first when making decisions
• Holds, or is working towards, the NVQ level 3 in Learning support, play work or an equivalent or higher qualification
• Has GCSEs or equivalent in English and Maths  (Grade C/4)
• Is able to work under their own initiative, modifying and adapting activity
• Has experience of working in a Primary School or other setting with children

Application Procedure

The application pack can be found on our website stjohnthebaptistprimary.co.uk  under the ‘About Us’ then ‘Vacancies’ tab.  Please contact Linda Dudley at [email protected] for more details or to book a visit to the school.

St John’s is a Church of England School; therefore, candidates are expected to demonstrate a positive commitment to the school’s ethos and values. You do not need to be a practicing Christian to be the right person for us but it is essential that you are fully committed to being part of our community, and understanding and supportive of our Christian ethos.