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Job title: Specialist Education Support Assistant
Salary: CSET 9. £28,598 FTE, £21,606 prorated
Hours: 32.5 hours per week
Contract type: Fixed term until 31/08/2027
About the role
We are looking for a dedicated individual to work as part of a team promoting the emotional, physical and educational development of pupils, including those with special needs. Reporting to the SENDco, you will play a key role in planning and delivering targeted interventions to identified students who require additional support.
Key responsibilities include:
1. Leading small group work and 1:1 intervention sessions, specifically supporting literacy and numeracy skills.
2. Monitoring student responses to learning activities and helping them achieve learning targets.
3. Liaising with classroom teachers to plan effective support and maintain accurate special needs records.
4. Assisting with the implementation of behavior management programs and ensuring student safety.
About you
You are an experienced, enthusiastic and proactive person committed to securing high standards for all young people. You possess endless supplies of compassion and patience, alongside the confidence to work with primary aged students.
The ideal candidate will have:
5. A good standard of education (including English and Maths) and experience working with young people with SEND.
6. An understanding of what constitutes an effective intervention and how to use data to inform impact.
7. Excellent organisational skills and the ability to communicate effectively with parents, outside agencies and students.
8. Desirable: Extra training in evidence-based interventions related to literacy, numeracy, or speech and language.
About us
Lyde Green Primary is an oversubscribed and unique school, based at Lyde Green near Bristol. Since being built and opened around 10 years ago, the school has grown and changed rapidly, and now is about to enter the next stage of its journey by opening a second site, less than 1km from the existing site. Over time, the school will grow to a capacity of over 800 pupils, split across two outstanding two-form-entry facilities. In addition to the provision of 840 mainstream school places, we also have an equally unique 16 place Access Centre for pupils aged 4-7, with a primary diagnosis of Autistic Spectrum Disorder.
Our core values of Be Excellent, Be Courageous and Be Kind underpin the work of the school. It is the common language that binds us together and gives both the children and staff a direction and purpose.
Our aim is to inspire and encourage a passion for lifelong learning in our children, sparking curiosity, promoting creativity and nurturing developing passions to ensure that our children grow and thrive on their journey through school.
Our dedicated team of staff model themselves as lifelong learners and put our children’s best interests at the heart of everything they do and they work hard to ensure children remain challenged, motivated and engaged with their learning throughout their time with us.
We can offer you:
9. Happy, engaging students who thrive on inspirational leadership
10. A supportive trust and school community
11. Strong collaboration across the trust family of schools and access to a centralised team of specialists across all areas of school operations
12. A commitment to high‑quality CPD, with dedicated time and budget for your development
13. A values‑driven ethos where diversity, equity and inclusion are lived every day
14. Recognition of continuous service (modification order) to protect employment rights and entitlements
15. Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions and death‑in‑service cover
16. Occupational sick pay to support you during illness or unexpected emergencies
17. Family‑friendly leave packages to help maintain a healthy work–life balance
In order to apply for this role please complete an application form by 9am, Friday 26th June. Please let us know if you require any adjustments as part of the process. Further details and additional information about our school may be viewed on our website.
Please know that depending on the number of applications received we may decide to close the advert early. If you do not hear from us by a week after the closing date then please assume that you have not been shortlisted for an interview. If you have previously applied for this role there is no requirement to apply again, all applications will be reviewed. We wish you all the best in your future and ask that you join our E-Teach Talent Pool so as to keep up to date with all of our latest current opportunities.
Join us in Providing a Great Education for Every Child
CSET is committed to equal opportunities and encourages applicants from all backgrounds and communities, as we recognise the importance and benefit this has for our students.
Safeguarding Statement
CSET is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All roles across the trust have a varying level of responsibility for ensuring safeguarding practice, with some roles holding significant responsibility and involving working with children on a daily basis in regulated activity. Regardless of the level of responsibility and involvement in each role, we expect all staff, visiting professionals and volunteers to share this commitment.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. Successful candidates will be required to provide a disclosure of any unspent convictions and cautions, as well as any spent convictions or cautions that are not "protected" (i.e., filtered) under the Amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). All appointments are subject to a comprehensive pre-employment checking process. This includes an Enhanced DBS check (including a Children’s Barred List check), satisfactory references, medical fitness, Right to Work in the UK, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching/management check. In line with KCSIE guidance, we will also conduct online searches on all shortlisted candidates.
Our full Recruitment and Selection policy is available on our website.