Learning support assistant for Alternative provision - Castlefield School

Buckinghamshire Council; High Wycombe; Hybrid; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

Castlefield School in High Wycombe is seeking a Learning Support Assistant for our Alternative Provision. You will work in a small group with bespoke education, supporting pupils with SEN, under the direction of the Lead Teacher.

This fixed-term post offers 32.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday 8:30am–3:30pm during term time, including INSET days. Closing date Noon on 16/10/26; visits encouraged.

Qualifications

• Have a good understanding of Special Educational Needs and strategies to support children.
• Are passionate about Special Needs Education.
• Are committed to the role and the school.
• Are organised, enthusiastic and highly motivated.
• Are able to lead by example and direct staff effectively.
• Are able to provide creative, enriching and learning opportunities for the children.
• Have high standards of spoken and written English.
• Hold a full and relevant Level 3 qualification.

Responsibilities

• Lead practitioner within the Alternative Provision team under the Lead Teacher to provide safe, high quality education and care.
• Provide safe, high quality education and care for a named young child or group of children.

Skills

SEN knowledge

SEND passion

Commitment

Organisation

Leadership

Enrichment opportunities

English proficiency

Level 3 qualification

Education

Level 3 qualification

Job description

Learning support assistant for Alternative provision - Castlefield School

Location: High Wycombe

Our Alternative Provision provides a small group of pupils with a bespoke specialist education within our mainstream school. The approach for each pupil is tailored to their needs and a broad curriculum is in place. Staff are trained to deliver specialist support including SALT and specific OT strategies.

Hours: Fixed term

Hours: 32.5 hours per week, Monday – Friday 8:30am – 3:30pm, term time only, including INSET days.

Closing date: Noon on 16/10/26

About us

Welcome to Castlefield School. We are a large, vibrant, primary school offering high quality educational experiences to children aged between 2 and 11 years old. The pupils, staff and Governors are all very proud to be part of this highly successful school which sits at the heart of its local community.

Keeping the children at the centre of everything we do, we have undertaken many exciting changes over the past few years. These changes have significantly improved standards; ensuring all children make accelerated progress, leaving at the end of Year 6, in line with or above the National expectation and ready for their journey into the future.
As well as providing a high quality education and a wide range of stimulating and exciting opportunities, we also have high expectations in non-academic and extra-curricular areas. This ensures that each and every child can be a success and fulfil their potential.

We will offer you:

• A professional, supportive and highly experienced team who want to make a difference
• A large, well resourced and carefully planned learning environment
• A commitment to your CPD with opportunities to develop your practice
• Training as appropriate to the role
• A leadership role within our alternative provision

To work as a Lead practitioner as part of the Alternative Provision team under the direction of the Lead Teacher to provide safe, high quality education and care for a named young child or group of children.

Please see attached Job description for further information.

About you

The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate that they:

• Have a good understanding of Special Educational Needs and strategies to support children
• Are passionate about Special Needs Education
• Are committed to the role and the school
• Are organised, enthusiastic and highly motivated
• Are able to lead by example and direct staff effectively
• Are able to provide creative, enriching and learning opportunities for the children
• Have high standards of spoken and written English
• Hold a full and relevant Level 3 qualification

Please see attached Person specification for further information.

Other information

Visits to our school are encouraged. Please contact the school office on the number above to arrange an appointment to visit. Alternatively, email: [e-mail]

The school welcomes applications from all communities, including those from BAME backgrounds, and would actively encourage all appropriately qualified candidates to apply - without hesitation.

Castlefield School reserves the right to interview and recruit before the deadline if suitable candidates apply.

Castlefield School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. References, an enhanced DBS check and an online profile search will be carried out will be sought from the successful candidate.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

• All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
• All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).

For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance issued by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’). It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.