SEND Teaching Assistant - Glebe Primary School

Job Details

Salary: FTE Salary £25,583 - £25,989, Pro-rata Salary £17,207.52 - £17,480.60 (Salary dependent on experience)

Contract Type: Fixed Term, Term Time only

Working Pattern: Full time 8.30am to 3.00pm

Location: Glebe Primary School

Interviews: Date TBC

• Support pupils to undertake agreed learning activities.
• Adapt your support for pupils with varying needs including SEND and EAL, using agreed techniques.
• Assist pupils with additional personal needs, including social, health, physical, hygiene and welfare.
• Support the class teacher/SENDCO to implement Individual Education and Behaviour Plans and Educational Health Care Plans.
• Promote independence and employ strategies to recognise and reward achievement of self-reliance.
• Provide feedback to pupils on their progress and achievement, under the guidance of a teacher.
• Help pupils access learning activated through specialist support, this may include liaising with internal and external professionals including therapists, medical staff, and education specialists.
• To deliver, with training, daily phonics sessions to an individual/group of children.
• To help pupils in various group sizes including intervention groups and 1:1.
• To provide 1:1 support for key children.
• Establish good relationships with pupils, acting as a role model and being aware of and responding appropriately to individual needs.
• To help pupils develop study and organisational skills.
• To reinforce learning and check understanding.
• To keep targeted pupils on task and build motivation.
• Supervise and support pupils ensuring their safety and access to learning.
• Promote the inclusion and acceptance of all pupils.
• Encourage pupils to act independently as appropriate.

• Assist the teacher to promote good pupil behaviour and deal promptly with conflicts in line with school procedures.
• Identify and solve potential challenges for the pupils you support, to enable a positive learning environment for all.
• Oversee the preparation of classrooms with learning materials and resources to best enable teaching and learning.
• Provide detailed feedback to the teacher on achievements, progress, and concerns for the pupils you support and keep accurate records as required.
• Support with marking and delivering feedback to pupils as appropriate.
• Correct use of equipment and resources to meet the lesson plans/needs, including IT.
• Determine the need for, prepare and maintain general and specialist equipment and resources.
• To work under the instruction of teaching staff to enable quality learning for all pupils. Work may be carried out in the classroom or outside or with small groups or 1:1.
• Liaise with the Class Teachers to work as part of a team to support children’s learning. This will often involve supporting children with particular learning needs, or gaps in their learning that need closing.
• To develop an increasing understanding, knowledge and level of skill in order to support children’s learning and social and emotional development.

To be successful in this role you will need to:

• GCSE English and Maths (grade C/4 or higher)
• Support Teaching and Learning Qualification [level 3]

• The ability to use IT effectively to support tasks and activities
• Good written and verbal communication skills, fluent in English

• A commitment to own continuous professional development and learning
• Demonstrates a commitment to treating others fairly, consistently and with respect championing our inclusive culture
• Passionate about making a difference to young people and our communities
• Approachable and patient

• Committed to the safeguarding of young people
• Willingness to participate in training, particularly First Aid and Team-Teach

We are working hard to become a more diverse organisation, which is key to our commitment to bringing out the best in everyone. We welcome applications from everyone committed to this ethos and would particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic candidates. We always appoint on merit.

Glebe Primary School and West Sussex County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to an appropriate Disclosure and Barring Service check along with other relevant employment checks, including satisfactory references.

All positions are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online check.

If you have any questions regarding the role or the application please feel free to email us or contact us on