Location: Hounslow
Employment Type: Full-time, term-time (39 weeks per year)*
A special needs primary school supporting children with Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs).
Pupils present with a range of needs, including social, emotional and mental health (SEMH), autism spectrum conditions, speech and language difficulties, and ADHD.
Small class sizes, set in spacious, green grounds that promote a calm and nurturing learning environment.
A trauma-informed, relationship-based ethos, where staff view behaviour as communication and respond with curiosity, compassion, and care.
Collaborative working with a team of therapists (Speech & Language, Occupational Therapy, etc.) to provide holistic support.
Recently rated “Good” by Ofsted, recognising strong leadership and high standards of care and education.
Main Objective:
To provide tailored support to pupils with complex needs, enabling them to regulate, build resilience, and make strong academic and personal progress.
Key Responsibilities:
Support individuals and small groups with learning across the curriculum.
Deliver structured interventions to develop communication, literacy, and social skills.
Work closely with therapists and teachers to implement strategies that reduce barriers to learning.
Provide compassionate support for behaviour and regulation, using trauma-informed approaches.
Contribute to classroom organisation, resources, displays, and preparation.
Assist with assessments, feedback, and pupil progress tracking.
Supervise children during educational visits and activities.
Support healthcare needs, including first aid, where required.
Champion safeguarding, wellbeing, and the school’s inclusive ethos.
If you are interested in this position or want to find out more, email Davie at davie@zesteducaiton.co.uk or ‘apply for job’ at the top of the page to submit your details.
Zest Education are an APSCo audited agency and are dedicated to safeguarding children. All candidates must hold an enhanced DBS (or allow us to process one for you) and be registered to the DBS Update Service, be able to provide references to cover the last two years and successfully pass all other necessary safeguarding checks prior to clearance for work.
Salary is dependent on experience, training, or qualifications. The minimum experience, training, or qualifications required for this position are recent school-based experience (within the last 5 years within a school that teaches the British Curriculum) and/or care-based experience within the last 5 years.
The role advertised is for temporary supply work.
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