Please note we do not accept agency applications.

Northgate Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Any successful applicant will be required to undertake and Enhanced Disclosure check by the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS)

For full job descriptions, person specifications and application form please West Sussex School Jobs.

Special Educational Needs and Pupil Premium Pupil Support Assistant

Northgate is a vibrant, multi-cultural primary school situated very close to Crawley town centre. We are a growing school with 660 children on roll currently including a Specialist Support Centre (SSC) for children with hearing impairment and a further 40-place maintained Nursery.

We are seeking to appoint a Special Educational Needs and Pupil Premium Pupil Support Assistant (SEND & PP PSA) who can work alongside our class teachers to offer support for our children to help meet their specific learning needs. We would like the successful candidate to go into classes to support class teachers to design interventions and resources for children.

Essential experience:

· Be enthusiastic, caring and innovative, with strong interpersonal and communication skills within our team

· Support teachers to develop and implement effective teaching and behaviour management approaches in the classroom

· Have a very good rapport with staff and parents to reassure and guide them

· Support classroom staff to design interventions with pupils in the classroom

· Support planning for children with complex needs to ensure their learning needs are being met.

Desirable experience:

· Have innovative and up to date experience in sensory needs, regulation, introception and emotional wellbeing

· Experience and training in trauma and its impact

This is a full-time position; term time only. The role includes lunchtime supervision and the successful candidate will also be expected to cover for Pupil Support Assistant colleagues where required; this may include 1:1 supervision.

Previous experience of working in a similar position is desirable but not essential and relevant training is available to the right candidate.

Please note we do not accept CVs as part of the application process.

Salary: West Sussex Grade 5 – 7 plus Crawley weighting (dependent on experience)

£ 22930 - £25,970 pro rata

For further details please contact Mrs Sarah Stringer (Deputy Headteacher (Inclusion)), Northgate Primary School, Green Lane, Crawley, West Sussex RH10 8DX.

Telephone: 01293 526737 Email: sstringer@northgate.w-sussex.sch.uk

Please submit all applications to the email address above.

Closing date: Wednesday 12th June 2024

Interview date: Wednesday 19th June 2024

Start date: September 2024

Northgate Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all its staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is subject to a full Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Work experience

Unfortunately, we are currently full for work experience, and will not be offering any more places.  

Thank you

NGPS