26 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    September 2025

  • Closing date

    30 April 2025 at 9am

  • Date listed

    3 April 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Subject

Special Education Needs (SEN)

Working pattern

Full time, part time

Contract type

Fixed term

Full-time equivalent salary

£27,711.00 - £35,235.00 Annually (FTE) Actual salary £24,554 - £31,220

Additional Educational Needs Support Officer job summary

This is a key role and will involve working closely with the SENCo, SEND and Pastoral Teams as well as external agencies and traded services to ensure that students with Special Educational Needs and groups of students requiring additional support receive the highest possible standards of care and education with a student-centred approach so that they are ready and successful for life beyond secondary school.

The successful candidate will be committed to support the SENCo with providing equal opportunities for all students with SEND and additional needs, removing obstacles to their progress and wellbeing, ensuring each child gets the support they need to achieve their full potential.

This is a key position and involves working closely with staff, students and their families, supporting students in school and working with external agencies.

The successful candidate will be passionate about improving the outcomes for students and will have:

  • A good understanding of secondary special educational needs and additional needs which affect our students’ cognitive processing and wellbeing.
  • Knowledge and understanding of the barriers faced by students with SEND and additional needs.
  • Excellent interpersonal, communication and planning skills.
  • Excellent organisational and ICT skills.
  • Passionate and committed to inclusion, diversity, and equality.

In return, we offer you:

  • an incredibly supportive group of colleagues and leaders
  • comprehensive induction programme with a commitment to CPD
  • Care First employee assistance programme
  • non-contributory membership of Benenden private health care cover
  • membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme
  • two-week, half-term break in October
  • cycle to work scheme

For further details on this role and to apply please visit the school’s careers page Our Vacancies - The Robert Napier School.

Visits to the School are strongly encouraged. For further information and to arrange a visit, please contact Raffaella Rosina via email rrosina@robertnapier.org.uk

We reserve the right to bring forward the closing date and/or interview date where interest and applications received are high, therefore we encourage early applications.

Safeguarding commitment

Beyond Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. All post holders in a regulated activity are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory "Disclosing and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced check".

Equality & Inclusivity Statement

At Beyond Schools Trust we strive to be a diverse and inclusive workplace where we can ALL be ourselves. We particularly encourage applications from under-represented communities, including but not limited to those who identify as Black, Asian or from a minority ethnic background.

Commitment to safeguarding

Beyond Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. All post holders in a regulated activity are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory "Disclosing and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced check".

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.
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About The Robert Napier School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1050 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
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School location

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