Classroom Assistant

The Methodist Church in Britain; England; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 23,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

LGPS

Health plan

Cycle-to-work scheme

Free parking

Personalised CPD and induction

Job summary

Charles Darwin Primary School and Nursery, part of Inspiration Trust, is seeking a Classroom Assistant to support pupils with SEND and EAL, helping them access a modified curriculum.

The roles are permanent part-time positions (32.5 or 21 hours per week over 39 weeks), start January 2027, with no visa sponsorship. You will work under teaching staff, delivering targeted activities and interventions to accelerate progress.

Qualifications

• Experience of working with or caring for children of relevant age.
• Experience of leading interventions to support learning.
• Good numeracy and literacy skills are required.
• Ability to work effectively in a team under direction of teachers.

Responsibilities

• Work under the instruction and guidance of teaching and senior staff.
• Deliver care and learning programmes and activities for individuals or groups, including specialist support for SEND or EAL pupils.
• Carry out assessments and deliver speech and language interventions.
• Enable pupils' access to learning and help the teacher manage pupils and the classroom.
• Support children in the classroom and in small group interventions to accelerate progress.
• Support the teacher in delivering a modified support curriculum for SEN pupils.

Skills

Numeracy

Literacy

Technology use

Teamwork

Job description

Classroom Assistant post at Charles Darwin Primary School and Nursery, part of the Inspiration Trust. The work centres on supporting pupils with SEND who struggle with the mainstream curriculum, working alongside the teacher on a modified support curriculum. Two permanent part-time posts are offered, at 32.5 or 21 hours a week over 39 weeks, with the 21-hour role set Monday to Wednesday. Visa sponsorship is not available, and the start is January 2027, possibly earlier.

What the job involves

• Work under the instruction and guidance of teaching and senior staff
• Deliver care and learning programmes and activities for individuals or groups, including specialist support for SEND or EAL pupils
• Carry out assessments and deliver speech and language interventions
• Enable pupils' access to learning and help the teacher manage pupils and the classroom
• Support children in the classroom and in small group interventions to accelerate progress
• Support the teacher in delivering a modified support curriculum for SEN pupils

Experience

• Experience of working with or caring for children of relevant age
• Experience of leading interventions to support learning

Skills & knowledge

• Good numeracy and literacy skills
• Use of a range of relevant technology
• Working effectively in a team, following teachers' direction and using own initiative

Checks & eligibility

• Enhanced DBS check
• Satisfactory references

Nice to have

• Experience supporting children with high needs SEND and behaviour needs
• Experience supporting children with EAL
• Experience teaching RWI phonics or systematic synthetic phonics (SSP)
• Experience delivering NELI interventions
• First Aid training

What’s offered

• Generous annual leave
• Local Government Pension Scheme with excellent employer contributions
• Health Plan and Employee Assistance Programme, including 24/7 virtual GP access
• Cycle-to-work scheme, retail and theatre discounts and salary sacrifice options
• Free parking at most sites
• Personalised CPD and development programmes
• Structured induction programme