Key Role Information

Salary
£FTE SCP 4 £25,949 + SEN £1,539, Actual £17,632 + SEN £1,045
Job type
Part Time
Contract type
Permanent
Closing
07/08/2026 09:00
Interview
w/c 17th August 2026
Contract term
TTO - Term time only
Pay grade
SCP 4 + SEN Allowance
Department
SEN
Key stage
Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4
Hours per week
30.00
Weeks per year
43.700
Visa sponsorship
No

Your Role

We are seeking to appoint a team of committed and dynamic Classroom Assistants who have a positive attitude towards supporting young people with SEND. The role is to provide support, motivation and guidance to students in lessons and to help pupils overcome barriers to their learning. These will include supporting literacy and numeracy interventions.

 

The successful candidates will be required to provide academic, emotional and social support to young people to help them overcome barriers to learning, ensuring that individual pupils engage more effectively in learning and participating in the life of the school. Candidates will have the ability to identify specific barriers and implement a range of strategies to support both basic skills and access to the curriculum under the guidance of senior SEN and Behaviour Leads and class teachers.  

Qualifications

Good qualifications in both English and Mathsessential

Skills

Experience/Knowledge

Proven track record of working with children and young peopleessential
Understanding of principles of child development, learning styles and independent learningessential
Understanding of inclusion, especially within a school settingessential

Organisational Fit

High motivation and professional commitmentessential
A commitment to student-centred educationessential
A commitment to involving parents as partners in the education processessential

Personal Attributes

Ability to listen to and understand others.essential

Relevant Skills

The ability to prioritise and organise own workloadessential
Relate to and work with others as a member of a teamessential
The ability to assist with the development and implementation of Individual Education Plans.essential

Halewood Academy

Karen Saunders

HumanResources@HalewoodAcademy.co.uk

Halewood Academy
The Avenue, Wood Road
Halewood
Knowsley
L26 1UU

Safeguarding Information

The Wade Deacon Trust and its schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS disclosure. All applicants should read the school’s Safeguarding/Child Protection policy and Safer Recruitment Policy, which are available on our websites.