Location: Gorsemoor Primary School Employer: Staffordshire County Council Contract type: Temporary, Term-time only September 2025 to July 2026 due to funding dependent Hours: 1 X 27.5 hours per week (Monday – Friday) 09:00 – 15:30 Salary £24,790 FTE pro rata (actual £15,509) Job Location - School premises – classroom Located in the thriving and proud community of Heath Hayes, Gorsemoor Primary School offers an excellent opportunity for you to join our hardworking and dedicated Inclusion Team. You will be part of our dynamic team driving forward our inclusive environment for learning, where every child is supported in achieving their best. Our motto, ‘ Growing together, hand in hand ’, is an ethos embedded throughout the whole school community. We are proud of our: shared moral commitment to secure the best outcomes for all pupils pupils who are engaged, well-behaved and love to learn caring, dedicated and knowledgeable team of staff and governors high expectations and vision for school improvement commitment to continuing professional development warm friendly atmosphere incredibly supportive staff who have a desire to take the school forward interested and supportive parents/carers We are seeking to appoint someone who is passionate about supporting pupils with a range of additional needs. Due to the nature of the role no two days are the same, it is essential therefore that the successful candidate is patient, flexible and resilient. The successful candidate will continue to embed a culture and whole-school approach to inclusion. At the core of this is a focus on high aspirations and consistently removing barriers so that each learner will be enabled to achieve the maximum benefit from their education at Gorsemoor. This role will require a candidate who will: Provide pastoral support to pupils within the school environment. Assist children in matters of personal needs and their general health including first aid and welfare matters. Provide structured support in accordance with specific work programmes designed and supervised by individual teachers To contribute to raising standards by ensuring high expectations are promoted for pupils. Provide general support to pupils, ensuring their safety, by complying with good H&S practice. Accompany teaching staff and pupils on visits, trips and out of school activities as required. Encourage pupils to interact with others and engage in activities led by the class teacher. To provide support in literacy/numeracy/SEN strategies. Assist pupils during lunchtimes on the correct use of cutlery (when appropriate) and dressing before and after PE sessions whilst encouraging independence. Support to Curriculum Support pupils to understand instructions in relation to curriculum subject e.g. Literacy. Prepare and maintain general equipment/resources as directed by the teacher. Attend training sessions as required for CPD purposes and to ensure appropriate skill level is obtained to undertake role, e.g. behaviour management strategies. Support to School (this list is not exhaustive and should reflect the ethos of the school) Promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young persons you are responsible for or come into contact with. Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person. Ensure all pupils have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop. Contribute to the overall ethos/work/aims of the school. Attend relevant meetings as required (Every effort should be made to ensure support is within contractual hours). Participate in training and other learning activities and performance development as required. Assist with the supervision of pupils out of lesson times, including before and after school and at lunchtimes. Support the use of ICT in learning activities and develop pupils’ competence and independence in its use. Contribute to curriculum planning, evaluation and implementation. Contribute to the development, preparation and dissemination of appropriate materials. Additional information and how to apply If you would like to apply for this role, please complete the Staffordshire application attached. The position is subject to a criminal records check from the Disclosure & Barring Service (formerly CRB) which will require you to disclose all criminal convictions. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Further details regarding the DBS check are available by visiting www.gov.uk/dbs This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We encourage visits to the school. If you would like to visit the school, visits will be held on; 03.06.25 at 10:00am.Please email hporter@gorsemoor.staffs.sch.uk to arrange this. Closing Date : 09.06.2025 Short listing: 10.06.25 Interviews:17.06.25 Please send all completed documents to recruitment@gorsemoor.staff.sch.uk