1:1 SEN Teaching Assistant

Bracknell Forest Council; Bracknell; Hybrid; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Friendly school community

Supportive leadership

Job summary

St Michael’s Easthampstead CE VA Primary School is seeking a 1:1/Class SEN Teaching Assistant to start at our welcoming, caring school. The role offers flexibility around year groups (KS1/KS2) and the chance to support pupils with additional needs.

We welcome applicants with experience supporting whole classes or individual pupils, and a commitment to safeguarding whilst delivering high-quality interventions in a supportive team environment.

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic, creative and a passionate nature.
• Positive behaviour management with a therapeutic approach.
• People who share our nurturing approach to go above and beyond with love.
• Willingness to work as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high quality support and interventions for groups or individuals.
• Develop positive relationships with students, parents and staff.
• Adapt to changing situations and learn new skills.
• Be a team player and work closely with other staff members.

Skills

Enthusiastic

Behaviour management

Nurturing

Teamwork

Communication

Safeguarding

Job description

• Employer: St Michael's Easthampstead Primary School
• Location: St Michael's Easthampstead Primary School, Crowthorne Road, Bracknell
• Contract: Contract
• Working Pattern: Term Time
• Closing Date: 29/11/2026 at 23:02
• Reference: Pri/26/348730

1:1/Class SEN Teaching Assistant

St Michael’sEasthampsteadCE VA Primary School is a friendly school with a caring Christian ethos where all staff are committed to ensuring every child achieves to the best of their ability. We have an exciting opportunity for aSENTeaching Assistant to start work in our lovely schoolwithflexibility around year groups (KS1/KS2). We welcomeapplications from candidateswith experience supportingeitherwhole classes orindividual pupils withadditional needs.

What we are looking for:

• Enthusiastic, creative and a passionate nature
• Positive behaviour management with a therapeutic approach
• People who share our nurturing approach, to ‘go above and beyond with love’.
• Willingness to work as part of a team
• An interest in Sports & PE would be ideal but not essential

The right candidate will:

• Have a nurturing outlook and approach
• Deliver high quality support and interventions for both groups and individuals
• Develop positive relationships with students, parents and staff
• Have an ability to work using their own initiative
• Have an high level of communication skills and the ability to relate positively to children and adults
• Adapt to changing situations and learn new skills
• Be resilient and have good behaviour management
• Be a team player and work closely with other staff members within the school
• Have experience of working with children ideally those with SEN
• Have knowledge of safeguarding policies and procedures
• Able to deliver prepared lessons to cover staff absence

We can offer:

• An ambitious, highly skilled team to work with
• Wonderful, friendly children who want to learn
• A community dedicated to learning and willing to try new things
• A supportiveleadership team and SENCOthat values wellbeing.

Working pattern: Monday to Friday 8.30am to 3.30pm but with some flexibility for the right candidate. This is a fixed term contract until 31 st August 2027.

Bracknell Forest Council – Working for Equality. We welcome applications from all sections of the community.