SEND Teaching Assistant

Eynsham Community Primary School, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX29 4LJ

13 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  20 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  6 June 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time, part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £12.68 - £12.88 Hourly Permanent, Term Time Only

SEND Teaching Assistant job summary

SEND Teaching Assistant

Contract Type: Full Time, Permanent

Salary/Grade: Grade 4, £12.68-£12.88 Per Hour

Required for: September

There will also be the opportunity to work additional hours (7:45am-8:30am & 3:15pm-5:15) within our wraparound care

Purpose

To work under the instruction/guidance of teaching/senior staff to undertake work/care/support programmes, to enable access to learning for pupils and to assist the teacher in the management of pupils and the classroom. Work may be carried out in the classroom or outside the main teaching area.

Responsibilities:

Provide feedback to pupils in relation to progress and achievement under guidance of the teacher

Support for Pupils

. Supervise and provide particular support for pupils, including those with special needs, ensuring their safety and access to learning activities

Assist with the development and implementation of Individual Education/Behaviour Plans and Personal Care programmes

Establish constructive relationships with pupils and interact with them according to individual needs

Promote the inclusion and acceptance of all pupils

Encourage pupils to interact with others and engage in activities led by the teacher

Set challenging and demanding expectations and promote self-esteem and independence

Support for Teachers

Create and maintain a purposeful, orderly and supportive environment, in accordance with lesson plans and assist with the display of pupils’ work

Use strategies, in liaison with the teacher, to support pupils to achieve learning goals

Assist with the planning of learning activities

Monitor pupils’ responses to learning activities and accurately record achievement/progress as directed

Provide detailed and regular feedback to teachers on pupils achievement, progress, problems etc.

Promote good pupil behaviour, dealing promptly with conflict and incidents in line with established policy and encourage pupils to take responsibility for their own behaviour

Establish constructive relationships with parents/carers

Administer routine tests and invigilate exams and undertake routine marking of pupils’ work

Provide clerical/admin. support e.g. photocopying, typing, filing, money, administer coursework etc.

Support for the Curriculum

. Undertake programmes linked to local and national learning strategies e.g. literacy,

. Undertake structured and agreed learning activities/teaching programmes, adjusting activities according to pupil responses numeracy, early years recording achievement and progress and feeding back to the teacher

Support the use of ICT in learning activities and develop pupils’ competence and independence in its use

Prepare, maintain and use equipment/resources required to meet the lesson plans/relevant learning activity and assist pupils in their use

Support for the School

Accompany teaching staff and pupils on visits, trips and out of school activities as required and take responsibility for a group under the supervision of the teacher

Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person

Be aware of and support difference and ensure all pupils have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop

Contribute to the overall ethos/work/aims of the school

Appreciate and support the role of other professionals

Attend and participate in relevant meetings as required

Participate in training and other learning activities and performance development as required

Assist with the supervision of pupils out of lesson times, including before and after school and at lunchtime

Other Specific Duties

To play a full part in the life of the school community, to support its distinctive aims and ethos and to encourage staff and students to follow this example.

To support the school in meeting its legal requirements for worship.

To promote actively the school’s corporate policies.

To continue personal development as agreed.

To comply with the school’s Health and Safety policy and undertake risk assessments as appropriate.

To undertake any other duty reasonable for the grade of post not mentioned in the above.

Whilst every effort has been made to explain the main duties and responsibilities of the post, each individual task undertaken may not be identified.

Other Specific Requirements:

Employees will be expected to comply with any reasonable request from a manager to undertake work of a similar level that is not specified in this job description.

Employees are expected to be courteous to colleagues and provide a welcoming environment to visitors and telephone callers.

The school will endeavour to make any necessary reasonable adjustments to the job and the working environment to enable access to employment opportunities for disabled job applicants or continued employment for any employee who develops a disabling condition.

Commitment to safeguarding

Enhanced DBS checks and references are required in line with our Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy, in addition to a robust recruitment process, induction and ongoing monitoring of conduct and performance.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

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About Eynsham Community Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 403 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Eynsham Community Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/eynsham-community-primary-school

With close links to the local community, we are a two form entry school with over 410 children from ages 2 – 11. ECPS strives for excellence in academic and pastoral provision, placing high quality, engaging texts at the centre of our rich curriculum. We celebrate the performing and creative arts and provide sporting and fitness opportunities that particularly champion netball and football, which can lead from classroom and club experiences to county and national opportunities.

ECPS is proud to be part Eynsham Partnership Academy (EPA). The schools within the partnership work together to provide improved opportunities for children. The EPA schools work collaboratively on non-teaching matters to ensure that school leaders can focus mostly on vital teaching and learning. Our children also benefit from opportunities, particularly in sport, across the ten schools, as well as from the CPD provided for staff.

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