SEND 1:1 Teaching Assistant

Keys Group; Wokingham; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 18,000; Part time

Job summary

Keys Group is offering a part-time, fixed-term 1:1 SEND support role at The Keys Academy Trust, starting soon. The position involves supporting a pupil with SEND across English and Maths, delivering personalised interventions and using visual timetables and routines to aid engagement.

You will contribute to emotional wellbeing and maintain a calm, caring approach. The role is 29 hours 10 minutes per week, with a 30-minute unpaid lunch break, and runs Monday to Friday, 08:30 to 15:20.

Qualifications

• Experience of working with children.
• Be able to work collaboratively as well as independently and be a strong and supportive team player.
• Promote our Christian ethos, vision and values.

Responsibilities

• Support a pupil with Special Educational Needs and/or disabilities in a dedicated 1:1 role across learning areas, focusing on core subjects like English and Maths.
• Deliver personalised interventions and adapt tasks to meet individual needs using visual timetables, sensory strategies and structured routines.
• Support pupils' emotional wellbeing through regulation strategies and provide pastoral care to create a safe, inclusive learning environment.
• Build strong relationships with pupils, maintain high expectations, and communicate effectively to support progress and development.

Job description

We are proud of our team and what we can offer staff who wish to join us. We recognise that joining our new school is as much about what we can provide as it is about what the successful applicant can give to us. Therefore, we offer the following through our school and The Keys Academy Trust:

• A dedicated team who go above and beyond for each other.
• Commitment to and support for your professional development in a range of areas.
• A vibrant, fun and welcoming staff and environment.
• Kind, supportive and very well-behaved pupils.
• Pastoral support for pupils, as well as wellbeing support for staff.
• A clear passion for working with children and helping them succeed.
• An understanding of how to support pupils individually or in groups by planning effective sessions.
• Experience of working with children.
• Have high expectations for standards of achievement and behaviour.
• Be able to work collaboratively as well as independently and be a strong and supportive team player.
• Promote our Christian ethos, vision and values.
• Be a strong and supportive team player.

UNDERSTANDING THE SPECIFIC ROLE

You will work in a dedicated 1:1 role supporting a pupil with Special Educational Needs and/or disabilities (SEND). This will include working closely with pupils with a range of needs such as ASD, ADHD, SEMH, MLD and physical or communication difficulties.

Your role will involve supporting learning across the curriculum, particularly in core areas such as English and Maths, as well as delivering personalised interventions and adapting tasks to meet individual needs. This may include using visual timetables, sensory strategies, communication tools and structured routines to support engagement and independence.

You will also support pupils' emotional wellbeing through regulation strategies, provide pastoral and personal care where needed, and contribute to creating a safe, inclusive and stimulating learning environment. Building strong, trusting relationships with pupils is essential, alongside maintaining high expectations, consistency and a calm, caring approach. Flexibility, initiative and a positive, engaging manner are key, as well as strong questioning, observation and communication skills to support pupils' progress and development.

You will need to build strong relationships with pupils, have the highest expectations for them and be kind and caring. Flexibility is needed and a fun and slightly playful approach works, as well as being consistent and reliable. Your questioning must be strong.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service enhanced criminal records check.

The role we are offering has the following key details:

• Grade 3 SCP 5-6 FTE salary £26,428 to £26,847.
• Actual annual salary £17,420 - £17,696 based on 29 hrs 10 mins per week.
• Fixed term until 31.08.27
• Part time: 08:30 to 15:20; Monday to Friday (30 minute unpaid lunch break)