SEND Learning Support Assistant

Oare Church of England Primary School, Marlborough, Wiltshire, SN8 4JL

76 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  01/09/2025 - or as close to this as possible

• Closing date

  30 September 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  15 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,813.00 - £25,813.00 Annually (FTE) Pay award pending

SEND Learning Support Assistant job summary

We are seeking a friendly, organised, and motivated individual to join our team as a SEND Learning Support Assistant - 15 hours per week

Key Responsibilities:

• Support children's learning in the classroom under the guidance of the teacher.

• Assist with planning, preparation, and delivery of classroom activities.

• Provide support to children with special educational needs (SEN).

• Promote health, hygiene, and positive behaviour.

• Help supervise children during outings and short teacher absences.

• Support classroom organisation, tidying, and display preparation.

• Liaise with parents and external agencies as needed.

Ideal Candidate:

• Enjoys working with children and values learning and development.

• Calm, flexible, organised, and a strong team player.

• Holds GCSEs (or equivalent) in English and Maths.

• Has prior experience working with children (preferred).

• Maintains integrity, confidentiality, and strong communication skills.

  Please contact Hannah Purnell School Business Manager to arrange a visit or for further information on hannah.purnell@excalibur.org.uk

  Early applications are recommend as we reserve the right to appoint prior to the closing date.

  Safeguarding Statement

  Excalibur Academies Trust is an equal opportunities employer. The Trust is proud to serve a diverse student and parent community. The aims of the Trust’s recruitment policy are to ensure that the best possible staff are recruited on the basis of their merits, abilities and suitability for the position; to ensure that all job applicants are considered equally and consistently; to ensure that no job applicant is treated unfairly on any grounds including race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or religious belief, sex or sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, gender reassignment, disability or age; and to ensure that the School meets its commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people by carrying out all necessary pre-employment checks.

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

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

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 Oare Church of England Primary School

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 36 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Oare Church of England Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/oare-church-of-england-primary-school-marlborough

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