Learning Coach

Haslingfield Endowed Primary School; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Part time

Job summary

Haslingfield Endowed Primary School in Cambridge is seeking a Learning Coach/Teaching Assistant to support targeted children, including SEND needs, in an intervention-focused, non-class-based role.

The post is fixed-term until August 2027, with term-time hours and some flexibility on working patterns (mornings/afternoons). The school offers a supportive community and opportunities for professional development.

Qualifications

• Good organisational skills.
• A sense of humour.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• High expectations in work and behaviours.
• Understanding of child development.

Responsibilities

• Our Learning Coach/Teaching Assistant model centres around the needs of children.
• Learning Coaches support targeted children with SEND needs and intervention groups; not class based.

Skills

Organisational skills

Sense of humour

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Child development

Job description

We can offer you

• Opportunities for professional development
• Wonderful, happy and hard-working children
• A supportive school community
• A school with drive and passion for the future

We wish to appoint someone who has

• Good organisational skills
• A sense of humour
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• High expectations in work and behaviours
• Understanding of child development

Roles and Responsibilities:

Our Learning Coach/ Teaching Assistant model centres around the needs of children. Therefore all our Learning Coaches spend time between supporting targeted children with SEND needs and specific intervention groups. Learning Coaches are not class based.

Hours:

There may be some flexibility on working patterns, so please express your preference on application (mornings/afternoon). Final working patterns will be by agreement with the school and in line with the needs of the pupils.

Salary:

Level 2

This is a fixed term post until August 2027 (school term time only) in the first instance. There may be scope to extend this contract, subject to funding.

Haslingfield Endowed Primary school is committed to the safeguarding of young people and promoting the welfare and diversity for its children, staff and community. The school leadership team and governing body expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and vision. Successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.