Part-time SEMH Learning Support Assistant
St George's School, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 1XW14 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
18 July 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
3 July 2025
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 20.75 (part-time) Term-Time Only (38 weeks) Monday – 7.75 hours Tuesday – 6.5 hours Wednesday – 6.5 hours
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Hay Grade 7, £13,030 - £13,680 pa (actual)
What skills and experience we're looking for
It is essential that applicants possess the following:
- Relevant experience of working with students who have High Needs/SEND in a specialist area, such as SEMH, Autism, and complex challenging behaviour.
- Be able to demonstrate a high level of personal resilience
- A strong student focus holding safeguarding at the centre of their practice.
What the school offers its staff
In return we can offer
- Wonderful students.
- The opportunity to be part of an adaptable, committed and skilled staff team.
- A creative learning environment, timetable and curriculum.
- A wide range of training opportunities for career development.
Further details about the role
St George’s is a secondary special school on the Isle of Wight providing education for students with severe and complex needs.
In September 2024 we opened a satellite provision in East Cowes for young people with SEMH needs, where we have embedded trauma informed practice and a therapeutic classrooms approach to support them on their academic journey.
The provision has been incredibly successful, and we look forward to welcoming a new, additional cohort of young people in September 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
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to jenny.holmes@stgeorges.iow.sch.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About St George's School
- School type
- Special school, ages 11 to 19
- School size
- 200 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- St George's School website
- Email address
- jenny.holmes@stgeorges.iow.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01983 593757
St George's School is a unique provision for SEN as a secondary school for students with severe and complex needs.
Arranging a visit to St George's School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email jenny.holmes@stgeorges.iow.sch.uk.
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