Specialist Education Support Assistant

CSET Sports Partnership; Charfield; On-site; GBP 29,000; Part time

Job summary

A local primary school is seeking a Specialist Education Support Assistant to provide targeted interventions and support to vulnerable learners. This rewarding part-time role involves working closely with the SENDCo to improve students' behaviour and overcome barriers to learning. The ideal candidate will possess a Level 3 Teaching Assistant qualification and relevant experience, alongside the ability to build positive relationships and demonstrate patience and resilience.

Benefits

Local Government pension with employer contributions

Up to 30% discount with Microsoft & Dell

Discounted gym membership

Life Assurance - 3 x Death in Service

Cycle to work scheme

Dedicated counselling service

Flu voucher

Qualifications

• Experience delivering specified interventions, including speech and language, autism bucket, or ELSA.
• Enthusiastic and proactive with a good standard of education.

Responsibilities

• Deliver targeted interventions under the direction of SENDCo.
• Support behaviour improvement and help pupils overcome barriers to learning.

Skills

Building positive relationships

Excellent communication

Patience

Resilience

Education

Level 3 Teaching Assistant qualification

Maths and English GCSEs

Job description

* Specialist Education Support AssistantFast Apply# Specialist Education Support AssistantEmployerLocation: Wotton-Under-Edge, South GloucestershireContract Type: PermanentHours: Part Time, Term TimeSalary: CSET 9 - Starting salary £21,606 per annumPosted: 23rd December 2025Start Date: As Soon As PossibleExpires: 11th January 2026 11:59 PMContract Type: PermanentStart Date: As Soon As PossibleJob ID: 1527613Start Date: As Soon As Possible* Contract Type :Permanent* Job ID: 1527613* Share :Job title: Specialist Education Support AssistantSalary: CSET 9 - Starting salary £21,606 per annum, term time only including INSET days with annual incremental progression within the grade range (FTE £28,598 per annum)Hours: 32.50 per weekWorking pattern: Monday to Friday (8.30am - 3.30pm)Contract type: PermanentLocation: Charfield Primary School**About the role**We are seeking a Specialist Education Support Assistant to join Charfield Primary School. Working under the direction of the SENDCo, you’ll deliver targeted interventions, support behaviour improvement, and help pupils overcome barriers to learning. This is a rewarding role where you’ll make a real difference to vulnerable learners, both in the classroom and through wider pastoral support.**About you**You’ll be enthusiastic, proactive and compassionate, with a good standard of education (including Maths and English GCSEs) with a Level 3 Teaching Assistant qualification. Skilled in building positive relationships, you’ll bring patience, resilience and excellent communication to the role. Most importantly, you’ll be a positive role model, committed to safeguarding and to helping every child achieve their potential. We are looking for a teaching assistant who has experience delivering specified interventions, this could be speech and language, autism bucket, ELSA or similar.Charfield Primary is a small, friendly school set in beautiful grounds at the heart of Charfield Village. We aim to inspire a passion for lifelong learning, sparking curiosity, promoting creativity and nurturing developing interests so that children grow and thrive on their journey through school. Our curriculum places huge importance on reading and a love of books, while also exploring the ‘big ideas’ of diversity, society and exploration.Our dedicated team of staff model themselves as lifelong learners, putting children’s best interests at the heart of everything they do. The school boasts wonderful facilities including a forest‑style school, large playing fields, climbing equipment and surrounding woodlands. We value enthusiasm, responsibility and resilience, alongside courage, collaboration and respect - qualities we expect our children and staff to demonstrate every day.Charfield Primary is part of CSET, a family of schools with a shared ambition to provide ‘a great education for every child’. Our Headteacher leads both Charfield and Tortworth Primary Schools, and while your main base will be Charfield, on occasion you may be asked to support at Tortworth. This collaborative approach allows staff to share expertise and strengthen provision across both schools.**We can offer you:*** A beautiful school with fantastic grounds in which you can make your mark.* A commitment to CPD and development of all staff, including collaborative support within the school and the Trust to allow all staff to thrive.* A fantastic opportunity to develop your career in a friendly and supportive school.* An ethos which embraces diversity, equity and inclusion.* Commitment to inclusivity and fostering of diversity.* Values, ethos and vision that are lived.* An open and honest culture.* Local Government pension with up to 19% Employer contributions.* Up to 30% discount with Microsoft & Dell.* Discounted gym membership.* Life Assurance - 3 x Death in Service.* Cycle to work scheme.* Dedicated counselling service.* Flu voucherIn order to apply for this role please complete an application form by **Sunday 11th January 2026**. Please let us know if you require any adjustments as part of the process.Please know that depending on the number of applications received we may decide to close the advert early. If you do not hear from us by a week after the closing date then please assume that you have not been shortlisted for an interview. We wish you all the best in your future and ask that you join our E-Teach Talent Pool so as to keep up to date with all of our latest current opportunities.Join us in Providing a Great Education for Every ChildCSET is committed to equal opportunities and encourages applicants from all backgrounds and communities, as we recognise the importance and benefit this has for our pupils.### Attachments### Safeguarding Statement:CSET is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful candidates are subject to child protection screening appropriate to the post, which will include an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check for the children’s workforce and a Children’s Barred List check.### Charfield Primary SchoolPart of### Castle School Education Trust