KS1 SEND Learning Support Assistant
| Posting date: | 11 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 20 July 2025 |
| Location: | Weston Super Mare, Somerset, BS24 6RT |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 8037ce64-ca16-491a-9457-db32400fd4dd |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
What you will need to succeed;
• An interest and/or experience of working within a school or with children.
• Ability to adhere to working procedures and policies within the school environment.
• Good communication skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Efficient ICT skills.
• Patient, flexible and adaptable, meticulous and conscientious.
• Possibly an interest or some experience of working with children with special educational needs.
• Knowledge and experience of ASD (desirable).
What the school offers its staff
At the Priory Learning Trust, we offer an incredible, comprehensive employee benefits package. This includes..
• The PLaTform -Access to our dedicated wellbeing centre & exclusive shopping discounts.
• Healthshield -Funded Healthcare Scheme for employees and all dependents, which provides services such as a 24/7 GP Line & Healthcare cashback.
• Discounted nursery fees for parents AND grandparents at our Academy pre schools.
• Contributory pension scheme offering generous employer contribution rates.
• CPD opportunities both internally & externally.
• A very friendly school community with dedicated, supportive & inspiring colleagues.
• Health & Fitness offers, including incredible discounts on @Worle Sports Centre and Nuffield Health, and a Cycle 2 Work Scheme.
• Flu vaccinations on site, during the working day, free of charge.
Further details about the role
As part of this role, you will;
• Assist quality first teaching and learning.
• Work with classroom teachers to support the learning and assessment.
• Establish a positive relationship with pupils in order to support them in feeling safe and enabling them to enjoy and learn.
• Help develop positive learning behaviours, working collaboratively with the class teacher.
• Tailor provision to suit the needs of individual children.
• Positively manage behaviour adopting a calm restorative approach.
• Support our young people with their learning and wellbeing to ensure every child has the best opportunity to reach their full potential in a caring and safe environment.
• Take responsibility for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all according to the school’s safeguarding policies and procedures.
• Provide meaningful feedback on children’s attainment and progress.
• Contributing to wider school culture.
• Engage in staff training and whole school development; participating in weekly support staff training.
• Engage in weekly support staff PPA (planning, preparation and assessment) time to support quality first teaching.
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.
What you will need to succeed;
• An interest and/or experience of working within a school or with children.
• Ability to adhere to working procedures and policies within the school environment.
• Good communication skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Efficient ICT skills.
• Patient, flexible and adaptable, meticulous and conscientious.
• Possibly an interest or some experience of working with children with special educational needs.
• Knowledge and experience of ASD (desirable).
What the school offers its staff
At the Priory Learning Trust, we offer an incredible, comprehensive employee benefits package. This includes..
• The PLaTform -Access to our dedicated wellbeing centre & exclusive shopping discounts.
• Healthshield -Funded Healthcare Scheme for employees and all dependents, which provides services such as a 24/7 GP Line & Healthcare cashback.
• Discounted nursery fees for parents AND grandparents at our Academy pre schools.
• Contributory pension scheme offering generous employer contribution rates.
• CPD opportunities both internally & externally.
• A very friendly school community with dedicated, supportive & inspiring colleagues.
• Health & Fitness offers, including incredible discounts on @Worle Sports Centre and Nuffield Health, and a Cycle 2 Work Scheme.
• Flu vaccinations on site, during the working day, free of charge.
Further details about the role
As part of this role, you will;
• Assist quality first teaching and learning.
• Work with classroom teachers to support the learning and assessment.
• Establish a positive relationship with pupils in order to support them in feeling safe and enabling them to enjoy and learn.
• Help develop positive learning behaviours, working collaboratively with the class teacher.
• Tailor provision to suit the needs of individual children.
• Positively manage behaviour adopting a calm restorative approach.
• Support our young people with their learning and wellbeing to ensure every child has the best opportunity to reach their full potential in a caring and safe environment.
• Take responsibility for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all according to the school’s safeguarding policies and procedures.
• Provide meaningful feedback on children’s attainment and progress.
• Contributing to wider school culture.
• Engage in staff training and whole school development; participating in weekly support staff training.
• Engage in weekly support staff PPA (planning, preparation and assessment) time to support quality first teaching.
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.