SEND Support Assistant - Pensans Primary School

About The Role:

Truro and Penwith Academy Trust, together with the Local Monitoring Committee of Pensans School, are seeking to appoint a dynamic and experienced SEND Support Assistant in to our ARB team.

All pupils who access the ARB provision at Pensans have an EHCP and have a range of special educational needs predominantly focusing on Communication & Interaction needs.

Working closely with and under the direction of the Class Teacher you’ll use your classroom skills to support the provision for the pupils in your class and across the ARB to ensure the best possible learning and personal outcomes for children in the ARB.

In Pensans ARB being able to share in each pupil’s progress is at the heart of what we do.

Pensans School is set in extensive grounds and woodland supporting Forest School activities.

About You:

You will be an experienced SEND Support Assistant with a passion for supporting pupils with special educational needs to access their full potential in this specialist provision within a mainstream school.

You will work proactively within a team of SEND Support Assistants promoting the highest standards of teaching and learning support.

You will take a pro-active role in the support of the educational, social and physical needs of the pupils.

You will support the curriculum and the school through the provision of high level assistance to the Teacher in the practical organisation of class activities, undertaking group work and ensuring the welfare and development of pupils.

You will support the professional work of teachers in delivering programmes of work and taking responsibility for agreed learning activities under an agreed system of supervision.

You will meet the needs of pupils with specific special educational needs and disabilities in relation to physical, learning and complex behavioural difficulties.

You will meet the needs of pupils who require personal care.

If you feel you have the passion to make a difference to the lives of our children, we would very much like to hear from you.  Visits to the school are encouraged – please telephone to arrange a date.

This is an exciting time to join our school.  Our staff are our most important resource and the successful candidate will have our full support in their continuing professional development.

Benefits of Working with Us:

As a leading Academy Trust, we are able to offer our staff a range of continued professional development opportunities alongside family friendly policies and access to the Local Government/Teachers Pension Schemes. More on our benefits can be found here.

How to Apply and Further Info:

To apply for this position please email a completed application form to recruitment@tpacademytrust.org, please ensure your name and the position you are applying are within the subject title of the email.

Please note we do not accept CV's.

The closing date for receiving applications is Sunday 26th October 2025 11.59pm

If you wish to discuss this position ahead of applying, please contact Niki Ambrose (Headteacher) on nambrose@pensans.tpacademytrust.org or phone 01736 363627

Interviews to be held on week beginning 3rd November 2025.

TPAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.

Successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) application as part of their pre-employment administration. The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’. This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Other pre-employment checks will include receipt of two satisfactory references, evidence of right to work in the UK, proof of any relevant qualifications and completion of a health assessment questionnaire