SEN Teaching Assistant and Play Leader
| Posting date: | 19 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 18 August 2025 |
| Location: | Poole, Dorset, BH15 3AA |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 03c88135-85f5-4e60-852f-f22818452140 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
Stanley Green Infant Academy is a popular and forward thinking school that promotes a values-based and inclusive ethos to ensure quality first teaching for all children. It is our mission to promote a lifelong ‘Love for learning, Love for Life’!
We are looking for an SEN Teaching Assistant, to support children with EHCPs, who:
• Hold a Level 2 Teaching and Learning qualification or equivalent
• Promote inclusive practice through quality first teaching
• Support learning for individual, groups and classes of children
• Deliver targeted interventions and support
• Are confident in behaviour management strategies
• Are well organised and remain calm under pressure
• Demonstrate good ICT skills
• Are team players
• Have initiative, enthusiasm and can demonstrate commitment to making a difference
• Take a proactive role in the wider life of the school
• Can complete evaluations for learning, assessments & interventions
• Supervise engaging playtime/lunchtime activities
• Have experience of working with children with learning, speech and language and communication difficulties
• Ideally have experience of supporting children with ASD
Successful candidates will demonstrate:
• Experience of working with children with SEN
• Excellent behaviour management strategies
• Excellent knowledge of child development, EYFS & KS1 curriculum
• Excellent communication skills and confidence with ICT
• Good organisational skills and time management
• Ability to work closely with the Class Teachers and Inclusion Team
What the school offers its staff
We can offer you:
• A friendly and supportive working environment
• Ongoing professional development and training
• Opportunities for career progression
• One wellbeing day per year
• Access to free health and wellbeing services
Further details about the role
For further information please contact our Headteacher, Mrs Perry, by emailing finance@stanleygreen.co.uk.
You are also invited to take a look at our website: www.stanleygreen.co.uk
Interviews to be held on Wednesday 10th September 2025
Commitment to safeguarding
Stars Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. The appointment will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service Check and rigorous safeguarding checks of shortlisted candidates background credentials, including online searches. Searches will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted.
Stanley Green Infant Academy is a popular and forward thinking school that promotes a values-based and inclusive ethos to ensure quality first teaching for all children. It is our mission to promote a lifelong ‘Love for learning, Love for Life’!
We are looking for an SEN Teaching Assistant, to support children with EHCPs, who:
• Hold a Level 2 Teaching and Learning qualification or equivalent
• Promote inclusive practice through quality first teaching
• Support learning for individual, groups and classes of children
• Deliver targeted interventions and support
• Are confident in behaviour management strategies
• Are well organised and remain calm under pressure
• Demonstrate good ICT skills
• Are team players
• Have initiative, enthusiasm and can demonstrate commitment to making a difference
• Take a proactive role in the wider life of the school
• Can complete evaluations for learning, assessments & interventions
• Supervise engaging playtime/lunchtime activities
• Have experience of working with children with learning, speech and language and communication difficulties
• Ideally have experience of supporting children with ASD
Successful candidates will demonstrate:
• Experience of working with children with SEN
• Excellent behaviour management strategies
• Excellent knowledge of child development, EYFS & KS1 curriculum
• Excellent communication skills and confidence with ICT
• Good organisational skills and time management
• Ability to work closely with the Class Teachers and Inclusion Team
What the school offers its staff
We can offer you:
• A friendly and supportive working environment
• Ongoing professional development and training
• Opportunities for career progression
• One wellbeing day per year
• Access to free health and wellbeing services
Further details about the role
For further information please contact our Headteacher, Mrs Perry, by emailing finance@stanleygreen.co.uk.
You are also invited to take a look at our website: www.stanleygreen.co.uk
Interviews to be held on Wednesday 10th September 2025
Commitment to safeguarding
Stars Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. The appointment will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service Check and rigorous safeguarding checks of shortlisted candidates background credentials, including online searches. Searches will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted.