Job Description

We would like to appoint two SEN Learning Support Assistants to join our hardworking and friendly team. These roles would be in Key stage 1, supporting two individual pupils with EHCPs who have autism and/or challenging behaviour. The roles are available on fixed term contracts, until the pupils leave the school at the end of Year 6.

The hours for each role are from Monday to Friday for a total of 11 hours and 40 minutes per week from 12.50pm to 3.10pm daily. There is also the possibility of combining this with an additional midday assistant role from 12.20-12.50pm.

Our ideal candidates will:

• have previous experience of working with pupils with additional and/or complex needs;
• work well as part of a team;
• be calm, patient and understanding;
• have a positive outlook;
• enjoy working with children.

We are proud to be able to offer:

• a good school with a great reputation within the local area;
• a friendly, welcoming environment with a family atmosphere and strong community links;
• a dedicated, happy and supportive staff team;
• a commitment to providing training and development for all of our staff.

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed; please contact Kerry Baker in the school office for further details or to arrange a visit.

Information about the School

We are a one-form entry primary school in Burnham-on-Crouch with 237 pupils currently on role. We are fortunate to have attractive and very spacious grounds, with a good sized playground, spiritual garden, large field, a forest school area and our own swimming pool. We are well resourced and our children appreciate and care for their school.

At St Mary’s, we are proud to be a Church School and our close links with the St Mary’s Church and the church community help to strengthen and enrich our Christian Vision, ‘to aspire, believe, belong and achieve, guided by the love of God’. The first letters of these words spell the word ABBA. Importantly for us, this is the Biblical word meaning ‘Father’ and reflects our school’s Christian distinctiveness.

Our vision is woven through all aspects of school life and is evident in the curriculum, worship and day to day activities of St Mary’s School. Our Christian Vision has always been a strength of the school and our community is shaped and underpinned by it in every way.

Our parents/carers are supportive and keen to participate in school life. We are fortunate to have an active Parents' Teachers' and Friends' Association which helps us in many ways, including fundraising for the school. Ofsted 2022 noted that, "Parents are appreciative of the commitment from staff and leaders. As a result, a number of parents commented positively on the support their children had received."

We follow an exciting curriculum, which uses a cross curricular approach where appropriate. We are extremely proud to have been re-accredited with the full International School Award in 2023, which greatly enriches life at St. Mary's and our participation in a range of international projects and activities is an integral aspect of school life.

We prioritise the well-being of pupils and staff. Our exciting OPAL (Outdoor Play and Learning) initiative has improved the quality of our lunchtime provision, meaning that our pupils return to classrooms in the afternoon happy and ready to learn.

Our pupils achieve well; in 2025, we were delighted with our statutory assessment results.

We are very proud of our school, our pupils and our strong, successful team.