SEN Teaching Assistant

About the role

Thank you for your interest in our school. We are looking for an enthusiastic, hardworking individual with high expectations, for themself and others, to join our school team as a SEN Teaching Assistant to work with SEN children on a 1:1 basis and to support small groups of children across the school.

The contract is fixed term, with no end date, until the children leave the school or until funding changes or ceases, whichever is the sooner. The role is available from September and the hours of work are:

• Up to 29 hours 10 mins per week worked Monday to Friday, term time only, with an hour's unpaid lunch break

We are looking for a teaching assistant who:

• has knowledge of the primary curriculum,

• has high expectations of achievement and behaviour,

• has good numeracy and literacy skills (GCSE grade C or equivalent in English and Maths is desirable),

• has experience of working with children with SEND (desirable),

• can confidently communicate with parents, carers and class teachers; and

• understands and embraces the school's ethos.

We are:

• a 'good' school (Ofsted 2023),

• a friendly, dedicated and hard-working team; and

• a spacious, well-resourced, popular and over-subscribed school.

The hourly rate for the role is £13.26 and the approximate part-time annual salary is up to £16,865 pa.

The selection process for shortlisted candidates will be an interview and tasks.

Please complete the Teach in Herts online application form in full and state the role you are interested in within the personal statement area. Note that we are unable to accept CVs so please complete the application in full including your full work history. We look forward to hearing from you.

Previous applicants need not apply.

Hobbs Hill Wood Primary School is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All post holders are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring (DBS) check and other safeguarding checks. Note that the school will also undertake an online search as part of the recruitment process.

If you would like to discuss further details of the role, please contact Emma Geurts, Hobbs Hill Wood Primary School, Peascroft Rd, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 8ER. Tel: 01442 401222.  Email [email protected].