Job Description
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Hours: 8:45am- 3:15pm 2 x days per week THURSDAY & FRIDAY (12 hours per week)
30 min break
Contract:Fixed-term until July 2026 (linked to funding)
Closing Date:Midnight, 24th October 2025
Interviews:Week commencing 3rd November 2025
Start Date:ASAP
Key Responsibilities
- Provide 1:1 and small-group support for pupils with SEN to help them access and enjoy all areas of the curriculum under the direction of the teacher and SENDco.
- Assist teachers in planning and delivering tailored learning activities.
- Implement planned learning activities, adapting them as needed to suit pupil responses.
- Promote inclusion within the classroom and beyond, ensuring all children can access learning.
- Record observations and progress to help inform planning.
- Provide support with children's social, emotional, and welfare needs (including minor first aid and intimate care).
- Adapt approaches to meet individual needs.
- Observe, monitor, and record progress, feeding back to class teachers and the SENCo.
- Foster a positive, inclusive classroom environment where all children feel safe and valued.
- Work closely with parents, teachers, and external professionals to support children's development.
Qualifications and Experience
- Experience working with young children, particularly those with additional needs and children with ASD
- Be confident working 1:1 and using their initiative to adapt support to the child's needs.
- Build strong partnerships with colleagues and families to ensure consistent support.
- Have a positive attitude, good sense of humour, and a creative approach to learning.
- Be enthusiastic, patient, and able to make learningfun and engaging.
- A relevant qualification in education, childcare, or special needs support is desirable.
- Good literacy, numeracy, and communication skills. GCSE Grades A-C in Maths and English.
- Patience, empathy, and a commitment to helping every child thrive.
What We Offer:
- A welcoming and supportive team.
- Happy, polite and enthusiastic and caring children who love to learn.
- A strong commitment to professional development.
- A chance to make a genuine difference in children's lives
Please note this position will include Midday/lunch duties also.
Visits to our school are warmly encouraged, please contact our school office on 01277 822721 or admin@doddinghurst-inf.essex.sch.uk
Information about the School
At this school we are committed to nurturing every child’s individual strengths, fostering a love of learning and creating a warm, inclusive environment where every child feels valued. Our school is a place where curiosity is encouraged, creativity is celebrated and where the joy of childhood is embraced.
Our dedicated team of teachers, support staff and governors work hard to ensure that the children’s early educational experiences are rich, engaging and full of opportunities to explore the world around them. We believe in a holistic approach to education, promoting academic excellence alongside social, emotional and physical development.
Partnership with families is at the heart of our ethos and we work closely together to ensure that all of the children’s time here at Doddinghurst is both happy and successful.
Location Accessibility: Please note that our location is not easily accessible by public transport. For this reason, a full driving license and access to a car are essential.