SEN Teaching Assistant

Employer: St Michael's Easthampstead Primary School

Location: St Michael's Easthampstead Primary School, Crowthorne Road, Bracknell

Contract: Contract

Working Pattern: Term Time

Hours: 32.08 hours per week. Monday to Friday 8.30am to 3.30pm.

Closing Date: 30/09/2026 at 23:57

Reference: Pri/26/341585

St Michael's Easthampstead CE VA Primary School is a friendly school with a caring Christian ethos where all staff are committed to ensuring every child achieves to the best of their ability. We have an exciting opportunity for a teaching assistant to start work in our lovely school with flexibility around year groups (KS1/KS2).

What we are looking for

• Enthusiastic, creative and passionate nature
• Positive behaviour management with a therapeutic approach
• People who share our nurturing approach, to 'go above and beyond with love'.
• Willingness to work as part of a team
• An interest in Sports & PE would be ideal but not essential

The right candidate will

• Have a nurturing outlook and approach
• Deliver high quality support and interventions for both groups and individuals
• Develop positive relationships with students, parents and staff
• Have an ability to work using their own initiative
• Have a high level of communication skills and the ability to relate positively to children and adults
• Adapt to changing situations and learn new skills
• Be resilient and have good behaviour management
• Be a team player and work closely with other staff members within the school
• Have experience of working with children, ideally those with SEN
• Have knowledge of safeguarding policies and procedures
• Able to deliver prepared lessons to cover staff absence

We can offer

• An ambitious, highly skilled team to work with
• Wonderful, friendly children who want to learn
• A community dedicated to learning and willing to try new things
• A supportive leadership team and SENCO that values wellbeing.

Working pattern: Monday to Friday 8.30am to 3.30pm but with some flexibility for the right candidate. This is a fixed term contract until 31 st August 2027.

Equal Opportunities

Bracknell Forest Council - Working for Equality. We welcome applications from all sections of the community.