SEND Teaching Assistant
| Posting date: | 04 October 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 16 October 2025 |
| Location: | Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB25 0DU |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | eacbb38b-e0d8-44f7-b33f-a2d188ed6d17 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY AND KEY TASKS
a) Specific tasks related to the role
• Establish positive relationships with pupils supported.
• Support pupils with activities which support English and maths skills
• Support the use of ICT in the classroom and develop pupils’ competence and independence in its use
• Promote positive pupil behaviour in line with school policies and help keep pupils on task
• Interact with, and support pupils, according to individual needs and skills
• Promote the inclusion and acceptance of children with special needs within the classroom ensuring access to lessons and their content through appropriate clarification, explanation and resources
• Participate in planning and evaluation of learning activities with the teacher, providing feedback to the teacher on pupil progress and behaviour
• Monitor and record pupil activities as appropriate writing records and reports as required
• Provide feedback to pupils in relation to attainment and progress under the guidance of the teacher
• To support learning by arranging/providing resources for lessons/activities under the direction of the teacher
• To attend to pupils’ personal needs including help with social, welfare and health matters, including minor first aid.
• To assist with the preparation, maintenance and control of stocks of materials and resources.
• Assist with the development and implementation of EHCPs, pupil profiles, individual learning plans and care plans.
• To provide structured support and education plans for pupils to provide strategies to manage behaviours and social and emotional needs
• Liaise with other staff and provide information about pupils as appropriate
• To assist with the display and presentation of pupils’ work
• To supervise pupils for limited and specified periods including break-times when the postholder should facilitate games and activities
• To assist with escorting pupils on educational visits.
• To liaise with parents and outside agencies where appropriate
b) General Requirements:
• Understand and apply school policies in relation to health, safety and welfare;
• Attend relevant training and take responsibility for own development;
• Attend relevant school meetings as required;
• Respect confidentiality at all times;
• Maintain positive relationships with staff, parents, pupils and visitors to the school;
• Carry out duties in accordance with school-based policies and Health and Safety procedures;
• Participate in the performance and development review process, taking personal responsibility for identification of learning, development and training opportunities in discussion with line manager;
• Ensure that all duties and services provided are in accordance with the School’s Equal Opportunities Policy;
• Share in the Governing Body’s commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
• Be familiar with, and comply with a full range of policies and procedures relating to safeguarding, health & safety and confidentiality. Ensure all concerns are reported to the appropriate person
• Continually develop practice through taking on feedback and seeking out CPD opportunities.
• Maintain up-to-date first training and deliver first aid to pupils and adults when necessary
What the school offers its staff
Our inclusive culture, excellent identification processes and support mechanisms allows pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities to achieve well. We are recruiting for a person to join our SEND team.
We have a really dedicated and effective team of support staff led by our SENDCo. The team work closely with children with varying needs, supporting them to access learning in class and providing specific interventions such as Attention Autism, Identiplay and Language Link. We want people who are committed to ensuring that children access the curriculum as much as possible, who can support children to be independent within their learning and who will help children to be integrated into the classroom and the school. We are very clear that, whilst these children need support they also need time to learn and experience the school as any other child would.
You would be joining a supportive team in a school where we are constantly striving to improve all aspects of our provision. We try to give our staff different opportunities to work with different children, different classes and different teachers balancing this with the need for consistency for some of our SEND children.
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.
AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY AND KEY TASKS
a) Specific tasks related to the role
• Establish positive relationships with pupils supported.
• Support pupils with activities which support English and maths skills
• Support the use of ICT in the classroom and develop pupils’ competence and independence in its use
• Promote positive pupil behaviour in line with school policies and help keep pupils on task
• Interact with, and support pupils, according to individual needs and skills
• Promote the inclusion and acceptance of children with special needs within the classroom ensuring access to lessons and their content through appropriate clarification, explanation and resources
• Participate in planning and evaluation of learning activities with the teacher, providing feedback to the teacher on pupil progress and behaviour
• Monitor and record pupil activities as appropriate writing records and reports as required
• Provide feedback to pupils in relation to attainment and progress under the guidance of the teacher
• To support learning by arranging/providing resources for lessons/activities under the direction of the teacher
• To attend to pupils’ personal needs including help with social, welfare and health matters, including minor first aid.
• To assist with the preparation, maintenance and control of stocks of materials and resources.
• Assist with the development and implementation of EHCPs, pupil profiles, individual learning plans and care plans.
• To provide structured support and education plans for pupils to provide strategies to manage behaviours and social and emotional needs
• Liaise with other staff and provide information about pupils as appropriate
• To assist with the display and presentation of pupils’ work
• To supervise pupils for limited and specified periods including break-times when the postholder should facilitate games and activities
• To assist with escorting pupils on educational visits.
• To liaise with parents and outside agencies where appropriate
b) General Requirements:
• Understand and apply school policies in relation to health, safety and welfare;
• Attend relevant training and take responsibility for own development;
• Attend relevant school meetings as required;
• Respect confidentiality at all times;
• Maintain positive relationships with staff, parents, pupils and visitors to the school;
• Carry out duties in accordance with school-based policies and Health and Safety procedures;
• Participate in the performance and development review process, taking personal responsibility for identification of learning, development and training opportunities in discussion with line manager;
• Ensure that all duties and services provided are in accordance with the School’s Equal Opportunities Policy;
• Share in the Governing Body’s commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
• Be familiar with, and comply with a full range of policies and procedures relating to safeguarding, health & safety and confidentiality. Ensure all concerns are reported to the appropriate person
• Continually develop practice through taking on feedback and seeking out CPD opportunities.
• Maintain up-to-date first training and deliver first aid to pupils and adults when necessary
What the school offers its staff
Our inclusive culture, excellent identification processes and support mechanisms allows pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities to achieve well. We are recruiting for a person to join our SEND team.
We have a really dedicated and effective team of support staff led by our SENDCo. The team work closely with children with varying needs, supporting them to access learning in class and providing specific interventions such as Attention Autism, Identiplay and Language Link. We want people who are committed to ensuring that children access the curriculum as much as possible, who can support children to be independent within their learning and who will help children to be integrated into the classroom and the school. We are very clear that, whilst these children need support they also need time to learn and experience the school as any other child would.
You would be joining a supportive team in a school where we are constantly striving to improve all aspects of our provision. We try to give our staff different opportunities to work with different children, different classes and different teachers balancing this with the need for consistency for some of our SEND children.
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.