Classroom Support Staff

Knaphill Infant School and Nursery; Woking; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Senior leadership support

Personal development pathways

High quality training

Friendly team

LGPS membership

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Governors and parents support

Job summary

Knaphill Infant School and Nursery is seeking a dedicated support assistant to work closely with the class teacher and inclusion leader to provide additional academic and emotional support for our children.

Role involves a mix of one-to-one, paired, and small group activities, in-class and lunchtimes, with a warm, nurturing approach and a proactive team ethos. Monday to Friday 8:30 am–3:10 pm.

Qualifications

• A passion and enthusiasm to work with children
• A positive, patient, and nurturing approach towards children
• Be confident, able to work one to one and deal with challenging situations
• A desire and ability to contribute fully to school life and work effectively as part of a team
• Have high expectations of self and others
• Forward thinking and dynamic
• Possess excellent interpersonal skills

Responsibilities

• Provide additional academic and emotional support for children, including one-to-one, paired, or small group work
• Assist with general classroom support duties and lunchtime supervision
• Work closely with class teachers and inclusion leaders/SENCO to support learning and wellbeing
• Contribute to a positive, calm, and nurturing classroom environment

Job description

Working closely with and supported by the class teacher and and experienced Inclusion Leader and SENCO, your role will provide additional academic and emotional support for our children. The work may include a mixture of one to one and paired or small group work, both in and out of the classroom setting, general classroom support duties and lunchtime supervision.

The working hours for this role are Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 15:10 pm (30.83 per week).

For this post, applicants must demonstrate a positive, patient, and nurturing approach towards children, be confident, willing to work one to one and deal with challenging situations.

The successful candidate must demonstrate the following:

• A passion and enthusiasm to work with children
• A positive, patient, and nurturing approach towards children
• Be confident, able to work one to one and deal with challenging situations
• A desire and ability to contribute fully to school life and work effectively as part of a team
• Have high expectations of self and others
• Forward thinking and dynamic
• Possess excellent interpersonal skills

We can offer you:

• Experienced, supportive senior leadership team
• Clear pathways for personal development
• High quality training within the school and externally
• A friendly outstanding team with a strong ethos of working together to continually improve
• Excellent team of experienced support staff that assist in supporting the children’s learning
• Fantastic children who have a love of learning and excellent behaviour
• Supportive Governors and parents/carers
• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme
• A Cycle to Work Scheme

The Knaphill Schools are part of The SWAN Trust, a multi-academy trust which incorporates 10 schools within the Woking area. The schools work closely together and aim to support each other through purposeful collaboration that enhances educational opportunities and supports improvements in the quality of learning for all our children.

All schools within The SWAN Trust warmly welcome children, families, governors, and staff from diverse backgrounds within the Woking community. The schools within The Trust aim to ensure that every child feels safe and happy in school creating a culture where they can grow and develop