Teaching Assistant

Job Introduction

Job/Person Summary

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, nurturing and highly committed full-time Early Years/KS1 Learning Support Assistant to join our team, supporting children with Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) who have Communication and Interaction needs, including needs associated with Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC).

This is a rewarding opportunity for someone who is passionate about inclusion and understands that positive relationships, consistency and a sense of safety are fundamental to helping children thrive.

The successful candidate will work as part of our supportive EYFS/KS1 team, under the direction of the SENCo and class teachers. You will play an important role in helping children to feel safe, understood, included and ready to learn, while supporting them to develop their communication, independence, emotional regulation and engagement with learning.

We are looking for someone who:

• Has experience of responding positively and sensitively to behaviours that may communicate distress, anxiety or unmet need.
• Understands the importance of regulation, relationships, routines and consistent boundaries.
• Can adapt learning and support in the moment, responding flexibly to the individual needs of the child.
• Has a calm, patient and positive manner, particularly when a child is dysregulated or finding a situation difficult.
• Can build trusting, nurturing relationships while maintaining clear and consistent expectations.
• Is observant and able to recognise children's individual communication, sensory and emotional needs.
• Can work independently, use initiative and contribute effectively as part of a wider team.
• Has high expectations for all children and a genuine belief in their capacity to learn, develop and succeed.
• Is reflective, resilient and willing to learn and develop their practice.
• Understands the importance of safeguarding, confidentiality and professional boundaries.

The role will include:

• Providing a warm and consistent transitions between home and school
• Developing trusting relationships that help children feel safe, happy, valued and cared for.
• Providing a calm, predictable and structured approach that supports communication, regulation and successful engagement.
• Supporting children to access learning through appropriate adaptation, modelling and scaffolding.
• Helping children develop independence, communication, social interaction and emotional regulation skills.
• Recognising early signs of dysregulation and responding calmly and consistently to help children return to a state in which they can engage and learn.
• Supporting children's toileting, personal care and additional physical needs sensitively and with dignity where required.
• Working closely with the class teacher, SENCo and wider team to implement appropriate strategies and provision identified within children's EHCPs.
• Contributing observations and information to help the team understand children's progress, strengths and emerging needs.
• Ensuring safeguarding and children's wellbeing remain at the heart of your practice.

We can offer you:

• The opportunity to make a genuine difference to children's lives, helping them develop the confidence, skills and independence they need to succeed.
• A supportive, inclusive environment where every child is valued and understood.
• Opportunities to develop professionally within our research-informed, trauma- and attachment-aware school.
• The opportunity to strengthen your knowledge and expertise in supporting children with ASC, Communication and Interaction and SEMH needs.
• A welcoming and committed team of teachers, support staff and leaders who work collaboratively to achieve the best outcomes for children.
• A school where relationships, belonging and high expectations are central to everything we do.

If you are passionate about inclusion and believe that the right relationships, environment and support can transform a child's experience of school, we would love to hear from you.

 I hope that you will consider visiting us to see for yourself. I am confident that you would feel welcomed, supported and valued.

Welcome to Stanmore Primary School. Welcome to our team. 

Visits are warmly welcomed, please contact adminoffice@stanmore.hants.sch.uk. We do not accept curriculum vitae (CV) please complete a Hampshire Recruitment support staff application pack.

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.