Lead Special Needs Professional (HLTA) for EYFS & Primary areas

The Bridge Easton, Easton, NR9 5EA

46 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP from September 2026

• Closing date

  1 September 2026 at 1am

• Date listed

  17 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: Grade: E / F, Actual starting salary: £22,560.48 - £26,507.27 p/a pro rata (£26,403 - £31,022 p/a FTE)

Lead Special Needs Professional (HLTA) for EYFS & Primary areas job summary

Part of The Bridge Trust 

Email: easton@thebridgetrust.academy  

Website: https://thebridgetrust.academy/our-schools/bridge-easton-school/ 

 

• Salary: Grade: E / F, Actual starting salary: £22,560.48 - £26,507.27 p/a pro rata (£26,403 - £31,022 p/a FTE) 
• Permanent 
• Part time 
• 34.5 hrs per week (M-F) 
• Term time only 
• Required ASAP from September 2026 

 

Are you looking for an exciting new challenge? 

Do you have drive and ambition to be the best that you can be? 

Do you relish working in an environment where you will be supported all the way? 

Do you enjoy really making a difference to children’s lives? 

Then come and meet us 

 

Our Story:  

The Bridge Easton School is a complex needs school which opened in Easton, Norfolk in January 2023. The school has been on a growth plan and our final increase is this September. The school provides education for 203 children and young people with severe cognition and learning difficulties, and autism. As a school, we work with our pupils, their families and other professionals within education, health, and care to support our children and young people to have a successful journey through their education. In addition to the main school, we offer our Meadow provision where classes offer a bespoke education to children and young people with very high complex needs and autism who require a smaller class environment and often a 1-2-1 staff ratio. 

 

The Bridge MAT: 

The Bridge Easton is part of family of schools ran by the Bridge MAT.  The Bridge MAT already oversees the work of five special schools, two mainstream primary schools, an outreach service and a training development centre.   

We are recruiting for:  

• Lead Special Needs Professionals – To support the class teacher in the delivery of the curriculum and preparation of resources. To work with pupils, meeting their needs, helping develop their emotional, social and academic skills. To support colleagues and work as a team. To lead the class in the teacher’s absence. We currently have a two LSNP vacancies across the school, one in the EYFS area and one in Key Stage 2.  

We would strongly encourage potential applicants to visit the school and see our school during the working day.   

In return, we can offer you: 

• Excellent professional development opportunities linked with The Bridge MAT family of schools. 
• A chance to help define the school and progress your career. 
• SEND training including ASC and ADHD 
• A supportive community and a committed team of staff that are equally determined to give students the best possible opportunities.  
• Schools UK, Schroders, Dell Advantage, Salary extras bike scheme 

If you wish to have an informal conversation about the position, please contact the school office at easton@thebridgetrust.academy  

How to apply 

A job description and person specification are available from ‘Attachments’  

For this vacancy, if you click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button, you will be redirected to our recruitment website to apply via the online application form.   

Please note CVs will not be accepted. 

Closing date: 1 September 2026 at 9am  

Interview date:  W/C 7 September 2026 

The Bridge MAT is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced DBS disclosure and children’s barred list check where relevant. 

This position is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and subsequent amendments to this Act. 

At The Bridge MAT, we want all our employees to feel included, bringing their passion, creativity and individuality to work. We value all cultures, backgrounds and experiences, and truly believe that diversity drives innovation.  

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website. 

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

The Bridge Trust is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced DBS disclosure.

Applying for the job

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

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About The Bridge Easton

• Organisation type: Free School, ages 4 to 19
• Size: 190 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: The Bridge Easton website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-bridge-easton

The Bridge Easton is a new special needs school which opened in Easton in January 2023. The Bridge Easton will grow over the next few years to provide for 170 children and young people with cognition and learning difficulties and autism. As a school we will work with children, their families and other professionals within education, health, and care to support our children and young people to have a successful journey through their education.

In September, we hope to open The Base. The Base will offer a bespoke education to children and young people with severe autism in addition to their cognition and learning difficulties. Our teaching vacancies could be within our main school or within The Base depending on the successful candidates interests and experience.

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