Working hours: Monday to Friday 8:35 am to 3:10 pm (30.42 hours per week), 37 weeks per year (term time)

Actual annual salary: £17,329.83 (SWAN Grade 3.3, FTE £25,133)

Start date: 1st September 2026

Knaphill School are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and caring support staff to join our team.

Working closely with and under the guidance of, the Class Teacher and SENCo, your role is to provide additional academic and emotional support for our children. As a member of the classroom support team, you will contribute to a collaborative approach to meeting children's needs.  This includes delivering targeted one-to-one support to help individual children achieve specific learning, behavioural, or developmental objectives, as well as providing general classroom support and working with small groups of children to support their educational journey. 

This role includes lunchtime supervision. This is a rewarding position that offers the opportunity to make a positive difference to children's educational experiences and outcomes through high-quality support, effective teamwork and positive relationships with children.

The successful candidate must demonstrate:

• A passion and enthusiasm to work with children
• A positive, patient and nurturing approach towards children
• An enthusiasm to live and model our school values
• Be confident, able to work one-to-one and deal with challenging situations
• A desire and ability to contribute fully to school life and work effectively as part of a team
• Have high expectations of self and others
• Be forward thinking and dynamic
• A flexible, can-do attitude
• A good sense of humour
• The ability to communicate with children, staff and parents

Knaphill Federation of Schools are a split site Infant (Knaphill Lower School) and Junior School (Knaphill School) in Knaphill, Woking. We are a warm and friendly Federation of schools; we are very proud to be a fully inclusive school which caters for the varying additional needs of our children. We strive to equip all children with the skills, knowledge and understanding necessary to enable them to be the best they can be.

We can offer you:

• An experienced, supportive senior leadership team
• Regular training including professional development as part of the whole school
• Supporting Teaching and Learning qualifications with opportunities to follow career pathways across the trust
• A friendly team with a focus on the personal development of every child
• A commitment to the wellbeing of both children and staff
• Children who are eager to learn and rewarding to teach
• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme
• A Cycle to Work Scheme

Application closing date: Wednesday 8th July at 9.00am

Applications should be made using the Knaphill Federation of Schools Application Form (CVs will not be accepted).

Please note that all applications will be considered upon receipt and for an exceptional candidate an appointment may be made before the closing date. Therefore, it is recommended that if you wish to apply for this position, you do so as soon as possible.

Please contact us if you have any queries. We look forward to receiving your application.

Knaphilll Federation of Schools is part of The Swan Trust, a multi-academy trust which incorporates 10 schools within the Woking area. The schools work closely together and aim to support each other through purposeful collaboration that enhances educational opportunities and supports improvements in the quality of learning for all our children.

All schools within The SWAN Trust warmly welcome children, families, governors, and staff from diverse backgrounds within the Woking community.