Job Description

You will need to:

• Hold and articulate clear values and moral purpose, focused on supporting pupils.
• Demonstrate optimistic personal behaviour, positive relationships and attitudes towards pupils with profound, severe and complex learning needs, the workforce, and towards parents, governors and local community.
• Lead by example - with integrity, creativity, resilience, and clarity
• Sustain knowledge and understanding of education and school systems locally and pursue continuous professional development.
• To support the educational, social and physical needs of pupils including those with severe physical, learning and complex behavioural difficulties, supporting the curriculum and school through the provision of assistance to the Teacher.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist children in developing knowledge, skills and attitudes as defined by the curriculum, taking into account the learning support involved to aid the children to learn effectively
• Establish supportive relationships with pupils, encouraging individual development, acceptance, social integration, and development of self-esteem
• Carry out administration in relation to pupil progress, monitoring health, behaviour and general wellbeing and feeding back or adapting as appropriate
• Effectively use IT systems as required by the school
• Work independently with groups of children on specific tasks, under the overall responsibility of the Teacher
• Contribute to meetings with parents (which may be held outside of school hours), providing constructive feedback on pupil progress, achievement and behaviour where relevant
• Maintain confidentiality in regards to sensitive issues linked to home/pupil/staff/school
• Administer minor first aid where training has been undertaken
• Administer medically prescribed drugs as per the approved procedure
• Assist with the safe physical and medical needs of pupils, including: personal hygiene/self-care, specialist care, mobility needs
• Support in the management of pupils with challenging emotional and behavioural difficulties
• Supervise pupils during break time and plan play time activities
• Accompany children on educational visits
• Contribute to class meetings, staff meetings and school-based INSET
• Carry out interventions as required
• Raise any concerns in accordance with safeguarding policies
• Assist with pupil swimming and sports activities
• Deliver therapy to pupils as guided by professionals
• Input into lesson planning
• Provide pastoral care
• Monitor stock levels of teaching materials
• Prepare and maintain teaching resources and displays

Company Overview

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is part of a specialist educational trust focused on SEN. The trust was founded in 2016 and currently comprises 7 schools and 4 ARBs. We place young people front and centre, aiming to raise standards for Special Educational Needs throughout the UK.

We are ambitious, aspirational, invested, purposeful, genuine, inclusive, energetic, and specialist.

How to Apply

Please click here to apply. Alternatively, email [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] or visit [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal].

We are committed to safeguarding children; an enhanced DBS check will be required.

This is not a Cornwall Council vacancy.

Job Info

• Job Identification: 700004250
• Posting Date: 03/06/2026
• Apply Before: 06/30/2026
• Locations: Truro, United Kingdom
• Job Type/Contract Type: Permanent
• Available Hours: 34
• Interview Dates: 09/10-Jul-2026
• Advertised Salary Range: £25,923 FTE 39 working weeks per year