Part-time SEMH Learning Support Assistant

St George's School, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 1XW

5 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 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.

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 will not be accepted for this application.

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About St George's School

• School type: Special school, ages 11 to 19
• School size: 212 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
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-george-s-school-newport

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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