SEN Support Assistant (Eagle Class) - Southcote Primary School

Southcote Primary School, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 3EJ

18 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  1 June 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  13 May 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time: 31.5 Hours per week
• Contract type: Permanent
• Actual salary: £19,370 to £21,352 Per year

What skills and experience we're looking for

31.5 Hours per week - 8.30am to 3.20pm, INSET days & weekly team meetings on Tuesdays (8:30am to 4:30pm), Term time only - Start date: September 2025

Would you like to work in a Special Educational Needs Resource within a mainstream Primary School, we are looking to expand our provision at Southcote Primary School.

Katesgrove and Southcote are both Schools Direct Training Schools and are very supportive of staff wishing to develop future Teaching Careers through this programme.

The successful candidate will:

• Have a sound working knowledge of supporting young children’s learning

• Demonstrate good interpersonal skills with team members and parents

• Have previous experience of working with young children and those with behaviour issues in particular

• Have a good standard of spoken and written English

• Have specialist skills / training in areas of Special Educational Needs

• Passionate about working with children with SEN

What the school offers its staff

If any further information is required, please contact the school on 0118 937 5533 or email admin@southcote.reading.sch.uk

Visits to the school are welcomed and encouraged.

Application packs can be downloaded from the school website - www.southcoteprimary.co.uk

Applications considered on receipt.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found.

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The appointment will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check, appropriate references and health clearance.

The Kennet Federation aspires to be an actively anti-racist organisation. We recognise our aspiration as ongoing, involving collective commitment and accountability. We welcome employees who are committed to and will actively contribute to our efforts to celebrate our cultural diversity and be resolute in advancing inclusion and equity. We encourage candidates who share our ambition to apply, and we welcome applications from those with protected characteristics

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs are not accepted.

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.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

SEN Teaching Assistant - Job Description.pdf - 118 KB (opens in new tab)

About Southcote Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 558 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Southcote Primary School website
• Email address: admin@southcote.reading.sch.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/southcote-primary-school

Arranging a visit to Southcote Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email admin@southcote.reading.sch.uk.

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