School Support Assistant, Orchard Provision

Alfriston School, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, HP9 2TS

6 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  November 2026

• Closing date

  13 October 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  7 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £18,627.00 - £21,556.00 Annually (Actual) Bucks Pay Range 1-2 ISN 6-15 (depending on experience) £24,836-£28,742 pro rata, actual salary £18,627-£21,556 per annum

School Support Assistant, Orchard Provision job summary

Role: School Support Assistant, Orchard Provision

Salary: Bucks Pay Range 1-2 ISN 6-15 (depending on experience) £24,836-£28,742 pro rata, actual salary £18,627-£21,556 per annum

Contract: Permanent, Term-Time Only (39 Weeks)

Hours: 37 Hours Per Week (Monday-Thursday 8.30am-4.30pm Friday 8.30-4.00pm)

Start Date: November 2026

Are you passionate about making a meaningful difference to the lives of children and young people with additional needs?

We are seeking a dedicated, caring and resilient School Support Assistant to join our Orchard Provision, supporting students with complex learning, communication, sensory and emotional needs. This rewarding role offers the opportunity to work closely with a skilled and supportive team, helping students to develop their independence, confidence, wellbeing and engagement in learning.

The successful candidate will provide tailored support both within the classroom and through individual or small-group interventions, ensuring every student can access a safe, nurturing and stimulating learning environment. You will play a key role in promoting positive behaviour, supporting personal care where required, and helping students achieve their individual education and development goals.

We are looking for someone who:

• Has a genuine commitment to supporting children and young people with complex needs.
• Is patient, compassionate and able to build positive relationships.
• Can work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Is flexible, proactive and committed to promoting inclusion.
• Understands the importance of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

In return, we offer a welcoming school community, ongoing professional development opportunities and the chance to make a real difference in the lives of our students every day.

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

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children which will be reflected throughout recruitment. The selected candidate will be required to provide suitable references and undergo an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check before taking up the post.

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 Alfriston School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Size: 164 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Alfriston School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/alfriston-school

Alfriston is an outstanding Special School with Academy status for girls aged 11-19 with moderate learning difficulties and speech and language and communication difficulties. We currently have 164 girls on roll. All the pupils have an Education Health Care Plan and are taught in small groups and with additional support. Our staff are specialist subject teachers and are experienced in working with a range of special needs and abilities.

Pupils attend Alfriston from all over Buckinghamshire and some neighbouring counties. We also have weekly boarding provision for 20 pupils.

We consider the staff team as our most valuable resource. Training and development is a high priority in the school. There is also personal support given to staff to manage the diverse and challenging work needed to support pupils with significant special needs. At present there are 70 staff employed at the school working in the teaching, support, residential and administrative teams. We are proud of the excellent standard of education provided at Alfriston.

WHY WORK FOR ALFRISTON SCHOOL?
Alfriston School is based in Beaconsfield. The school benefits from outstanding modern facilities, all of our classrooms are fully equipped with interactive screens and access to class sets of laptops or iPads. All teachers are provided with a laptop that is renewed every three years. The school enjoys a recently modernised performing arts and music facilities that include the use of a dance studio, sound/recording studio and performance space, along with our exceptional sports facilities that caters for a range of indoor and outdoor activities including mountain biking, trampolining, cycling, football and many others. The school also enjoys use of its spacious swimming pool designed by a bespoke architect, as part of an upgrade of the sports facilities at Alfriston, the architects developed a concertina-like roof structure that echoes the shape of the pitched roofs on other buildings in the area causing minimal sound reverberation which is beneficial for the use of our students with their Special Educational Needs.

Alfriston offers a wide and diverse range of professional development opportunities for staff, including the opportunity to train with Astra School Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT), a local Ofsted-outstanding school-centred teacher training provider.

Alfriston School also offers staff:
• A friendly working environment
• Supportive and caring colleagues
• Excellent opportunities for professional development
• Onsite parking
• Transport links (Chiltern Line and close to the M40)
• Discount on hire of selected school facilities
• Close to local amenities

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