SEND Learning Support Assistant - Term Time

Slade Primary School, Tonbridge

• Ref:KCC886-2155-271S
• Posted:22/07/2025
• Pay:KR3
• Start Date:September 2025
• App Close Date:31/08/2025 at 23:45
• Interviews:TBC

Advert

Start Date – September 2025 once all checks have been completed.  

Salary – KR3, full time or part time 

REQUIRED – a SEND Learning Support Assistant for a child with additional learning needs. 

We are a good school looking to appoint a professional, dedicated and enthusiastic Learning Support Assistant to join our school as part of our SEND Team.  

We can provide happy, enthusiastic children who are all keen to learn in our inclusive, supportive working environment.  We can also offer you the opportunity to grow as a practitioner through the training and development opportunities that we are able to offer to support you in your career at Slade. 

We are looking for someone who: 

• Truly enjoys working with children and is completely motivated by the desire to support them in reaching their full potential 
• Has previous experience of working with children with additional learning needs 
• Has experience of providing opportunities to develop a child’s early reading and writing skills 
• Has an excellent knowledge and understanding of childhood development 
• Can engage effectively and confidentially with parents/carers and their families 
• Is able to think creatively when finding solutions and problem solving 
• Is caring, kind and friendly to all 
• Can work as part of a team: including both the wider school community and external agencies 
• Is committed to ongoing professional development  

We can offer you: 

• Hardworking, polite and enthusiastic children who are eager to learn 
• A supportive, inclusive working environment with a dedicated team of staff 
• Excellent CPD opportunities 

Closing date for applications: Sunday 31 August  

Shortlisting and interviews: week beginning Monday 1 September 

Our School and all its personnel are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children. This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service. 

Recruitment will only be made through Kent Teach and not through agencies at any time.

Please do not apply if you have already submitted an application to the school previously.

Information about the school

Slade Primary School is nestled behind Tonbridge Castle, close to the Parish Church, the River Medway and the local park, which are all ideal resources for the school to use to inspire and motivate children.

We are a busy, friendly and popular two form entry school with 420 children on role. We also have a Specialist Resource Provision which caters for the needs of children with a severe to profound hearing loss with an Educational Health Care Plan (EHCP).

We have a warm and welcoming ethos with high expectations of all our children; aiming to be the best they can be in all aspects of school life. We teach through a broad, balanced and inclusive curriculum that aims to inspire a life-long love of learning, which includes being able to offer all our children a wide range of extra-curriculum activities before and after school.

We are very proud to have our own Forest School at Slade. We recognise the importance of mental and physical well-being and, as well as connecting with nature, the Forest School experience offers multiple benefits. The holistic approach helps children develop many personal and social skills that can be difficult to teach in the classroom. We also have a designated space, called the Wobble Room, where our children can go when they are either feeling low or upset to help them get back into the green zone and in a good place to learn again.

We encourage all our staff to continuously improve their practice through training and development; to work together to be the best they can be to provide for our children.

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Enhanced DBS disclosure is required for this post. Please note, to ensure equality for all applicants, we are unable to accept applications and CVs forwarded directly to the school.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Karen Slade
• Address:The Slade, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 1HR
• Telephone: (01732) 350354
• Email: HR@slade.kent.sch.uk

Documents

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• Job Description and Personal Specification