SEND Support Assistant 

Overview

Rye Community Primary School is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, energetic and adaptable SEND Support Assistant to join our highly-motivated team. We are driven by a pursuit of high academic standards regardless of background and a desire for all pupils to experience an exceptional education. We want every child to grow and flourish in our care.

Personal attributes

Our ideal candidate will:

• Have experience, or interest, in working as a SEND Support Assistant;
• Have experience, or interest, in working with children and families;
• Have experience, or interest, in working across the curriculum;
• Knowledge of supporting children with SEND;
• Have a working knowledge of the SEN Code of Practice and an understanding of the barriers to communication/interaction, cognition, SEMH and physical progress;
• Be inclusive in their practice with high expectations of all;
• Have good communication skills with the ability to work as part of a team;
• Be committed to continual professional learning;
• Have integrity, optimism and be able to display a ‘can do ethos’.

In return, we offer:

• A happy community committed to the professional development of all colleagues.
• A distinctive local context ensuring we place inclusivity at the heart of all we do;
• A skilled and experienced team of teachers and other professionals;
• A motivated leadership team leading rapid improvement to the pupils’ life chances;
• A school in which the pupils are enthusiastic, engaging and thoughtful;
• The support of professionals from within an exciting and outward facing educational trust.

Salary & Benefits

Hours:                                     30 hrs per week, 39 weeks per year

Salary:                                     Single Status 6 Point 14 – 16 (£26,826.00 - £27,694.00 p.a.)

Actual Salary:                    £18,626.27 - £19,229.95

Contract:                              Permanent

Location

Rye Community Primary School
The Grove
Rye
East Sussex
TN31 7ND

Supporting documents

• Please click here for the Job Description
• Please click here for an Application Form

How to apply

Please send your application, outlining your suitability for the role against the enclosed person specification and job description, by email to Aquinas.recruitment@aquinastrust.org.

Alternatively, submit your application to the HR Officer, Aquinas, Magpie Hall Lane, Bromley, BR2 8HZ.

 Shortlisted candidates will be asked to bring appropriate identification with them to interview. For the purpose of DBS clearance, only copies of the successful applicant’s identification will be retained. All candidates should provide two references. Permission should be sought prior to including any referee on your application form. Shortlisted candidates may have their references taken-up before any interview – unless explicitly requested in your application.

We reserve the right to interview and appoint at any stage during the recruitment process.