SEND teaching assistant- autism unit
Spring Meadow Infant School, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB7 4RB9 days remaining to apply
Job start date
2 June 2025
Closing date
9 May 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
29 April 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
- Full time: Monday - Friday 0845-1515 term time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Level 1-3 dependent on experience
What skills and experience we're looking for
- Have understanding and experience with children with autism
- be an excellent classroom practitioner
- have high expectations of behaviour and achievement
- have a commitment to teamwork and a collegiate approach
- be able to build relationships with children and colleagues
- have the ability and determination to inspire and motivate children to achieve the best they can be.
- have an uncompromising passion and enthusiasm for teaching and learning
- Be a learner
What the school offers its staff
- Amazing, kind and caring children with a passion for learning
- a friendly and welcoming community
- a caring and supportive ethos where staff and children’s wellbeing are a high priority
- dedicated, experienced and welcoming staff
- a sense of fun and enjoyment in an environment where colleagues all work together and support each other
- opportunities for high quality professional development.
Further details about the role
At Spring Meadow we are extremely excited about the expansion of our current unit to offer 30 spaces. Our specialist unit is for children with EHCPs and a diagnosis of autism and speech and language communication difficulties.
This is a fantastic opportunity as the school’s special needs unit will be expanding from 10 to 30 pupils and will be relocating to a different part of the school where we will have a purpose built sensory room, library, outdoor space and much more. We are looking for teaching assistants with enthusiasm and passion to come on this journey with us.
Commitment to safeguarding
Spring Meadow Infant and Nursery School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this. An enhanced DBS with a barred list check will be required, and other procedures and checks will be followed as part of our safeguarding procedures. The school is an equal opportunities employer.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to office@springmeadow.cambs.sch.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Spring Meadow Infant School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 7
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 137 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 7
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Spring Meadow Infant School website
- Email address
- office@springmeadow.cambs.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01353664742
We are a two form Infant and Nursery school in the heart of Ely, Cambridgeshire.
Arranging a visit to Spring Meadow Infant School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office@springmeadow.cambs.sch.uk.
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