Job Introduction
Petersgate Infant School is an Ofsted rated ‘Good’ school tucked away within the village of Clanfield, located in the South Downs. We are a caring, supportive & inclusive school community within extensive grounds used for outdoor learning opportunities including gardening in our very own allotment on site.
With a focus on supporting ‘the whole child’, Petersgate is proud to be a myHappymind school with a passionate pastoral team incorporating our ELSAs, Family Support Leader and Wellbeing & Life Skills Lead.
We are looking for a friendly, flexible and professional person to work in our school supporting a child with Special Educational Needs (SEN). We believe that by ‘Working together to achieve the best’ we can help to nurture and develop the whole child and ensure that every child enjoys learning.
The successful candidate, under the direction of the SENDCo and Class Teacher, would be supporting a child with a range of needs, including speech & language, physical development, cognition & learning and social & emotional mental health. We are looking for a candidate who works well as part of a team, is passionate about working with children and really wants to make a difference.
The successful candidate will:
- Have a least GCSE grade C or equivalent in Maths & English
- Have experience of working with pupils in school setting
- Have experience working with a range of needs including speech, language and communication needs, social, emotional and mental health needs and/or children who are neuro-divergent.
- Be able to deliver interventions and/or programmes and feed key information back to the teacher
- Be able to work with the teacher to plan and deliver learning activities (including those defined in programmes from professionals)
- Have a firm, sensitive and effective approach towards positive behaviour management
- Able to liaise with outside agencies
- Have a calm, caring approach towards children
- Be happy to work both inside and out, no matter what the weather!
- Have high expectations
- Be able to work independently and with initiative to adapt to situations as they arise
- Be resilient, flexible, organised and resourceful
- Have an understanding of confidentiality and safeguarding
- Have good communication skills
- Be a team player and have a positive ‘can do’ attitude
- Have a sense of humour!
As well as:
- Be prepared to undertake further professional development
- Have experience working in a school
- Have a positive outlook and a sense of humour
In return, we can offer:
- A successful, welcoming, inclusive and caring school
- Friendly and motivated children who are eager to learn
- Hard working, committed and supportive colleagues
- A bright and vibrant environment, both inside and outside
- A Learning Support Dog who provides nurture and support for emotional well-being for everyone!
Application Procedure
Visits to the school are highly recommended and encouraged.
Please email Laura Carter adminoffice@petersgate-inf.hants.sch.uk for an application pack or to arrange a visit.
All applications must be on the HCC Support Staff Application form and emailed to the above address before the deadline to be considered.
** Please note the school office will be closed for half term 26th-30th May 2025 **
Closing Date: Friday 13th June 2025 at Midday
Interview Date: Thursday 19th June 2025
Start date: September 2025 until 31st August 2026 with the possibility of extending
Hours of work: 8:40am – 3:20pm, Monday to Friday, term time only (30min break)
Salary: Grade B: £17,136 (£12.45 per hour) or Grade C: £17,406 (£12.65 per hour) depending on qualifications and experience.
Safer Recruitment
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.
