18 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    September 2025

  • Closing date

    16 June 2025 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    21 May 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Part time

Contract type

Fixed term

Full-time equivalent salary

£24,027.00 Annually (FTE) Pro-rata for part time confirmed on application

Part time 1:1 Learning Support Assistant SEN Support job summary

JOB TITLE: PART TIME LEARNING SUPPORT ASSISTANT for 1:1 SEN Support

REPORTS TO: CLASS TEACHER & SENDCo (for any specific special needs support work)

HOURS: MONDAY-FRIDAY (school hours) starting 8:30am with flexibility on finish times in line with child's needs/hours at school

1. JOB OUTLINE

a) REASON JOB EXISTS

To support the education of a pupil with SEN who needs particular help on a 1:1 basis to overcome barriers to learning.

b) DUTIES

Attend to an individual pupil’s learning & personal needs, including social, health, hygiene, first-aid and welfare matters.

Provide clerical/administrative support to the assigned teacher eg. Photocopying, filing and record-keeping.

Assist with the planning and delivery of individual education plans (or other pupil-specific plans).

Administer routine tests.

c) EQUALITIES

Be aware of and support difference and ensure that pupils have equality of access to opportunities to learn and develop.

d) HEALTH AND SAFETY

Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection; and report all concerns to an appropriate person.

e) CRIMINAL RECORDS BUREAU

This post is classed as having a high degree of contact with children or vulnerable adults and is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. An enhanced disclosure will be sought through the Criminal Records Bureau as part of Hertfordshire County Council’s pre-employment checks.

f) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The jobholder is required to contribute to and support the overall aims and ethos of the school.

All staff are required to participate in training and other learning activities, and in Support Staff Appraisal procedures and development, as required by the school's policies and practice.

2. SUPERVISION

The jobholder is managed by the class teacher, supported by a member of the school’s senior leadership team or by a more senior teaching assistant (if appropriate).

No supervision of other staff.

3. JOB CONTEXT

The jobholder is one of a team of teachers and assistants who support the learning of pupils.

Flexibility by all staff is important in order to meet the varied needs of pupils.

The jobholder is managed by their class teacher but may work with several other teachers.

The jobholder works under the day-to-day direction and supervision of the teacher to whom he/she is assigned.

The principal focus of the job is to support individual pupils who have barriers to learning. This requires the jobholder to be able to adapt his/her work to the specific needs of the pupil (or small group of pupils).

4. CONTACTS

The jobholder works with teachers and pupils and may have contact with visiting professional staff, such as SEN staff and/or external agencies via the SENDCo or SEND referral process.

Contact with parents/carers will be minimal and under the direction of the class teacher.

5. KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING

Experience of working with or caring for children of the relevant age.

Experience and/or qualifications in Special Needs

Good numeracy and literacy skills

Trained in basic first aid

Ability to use modern technology, including photocopiers, digital tablets/devices and a computer.

Ability to work in a team.

6. PHYSICAL EFFORT

The job may require lifting children whose mobility is restricted. Appropriate training will be provided, if necessary.

7. WORKING ENVIRONMENT

  • The job may include clearing up blood or other bodily fluids of children.

8. HOURS

Monday-Friday during school hours with flexibility in line with SEND needs.

** The duties and responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present. The post holder is expected to accept any reasonable alterations that may from time to time be necessary.

May 2025

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

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About Little Chalfont Primary School

School type
Academy, ages 3 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
Up to 244 pupils
Age range
3 to 11
Ofsted report
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We can offer you a chance to join a motivated and collaborative community, working in large, spacious classrooms with excellent resources. We want the best for our pupils so we provide peer-to-peer instructional coaching for all of our teaching team, alongside career-appropriate training, to help teachers to be the best they can be. We have refined systems for planning and assessment to enable teachers to focus on their pedagogy and maintain a healthy work-life balance. Teachers are trusted to take their PPA time away from school.

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