Support Staff Required – SWAN Grade 3.3 (£23,576 FTE), Fixed Term contract
Working Hours - 17 hours per week, Monday and Tuesday 8.30am to 3.15pm and Wednesday 8:30 am to 13:00 pm – Term time only (37 weeks)
Salary - FTE is £23,576, Actual is £9,084.69 per year
We are seeking to appoint enthusiastic, flexible, skilled and motivated Support Staff. The successful candidate will be hard working, show initiative, have a good sense of humour, work well as part of a team, have excellent literacy and numeracy skills and be willing to undertake any necessary training.
The right candidate should:
• Preferably have some previous experience of working with children.
• Have good literacy and numeracy skills – GCSE grade C or above desirable.
• Be enthusiastic, resourceful and understanding, with a positive outlook.
• Be able to deliver support programmes in small group or 1:1 situations.
• Be able to deliver supportive strategies for pupils with specific difficulties mainly linked to learning and other related needs.
• Be able to work in a team sharing good practices and developing resources and materials.
The role is for Support Staff to support pupils in small groups, 1:1 and may also include some general class support in the Mainstream and our Specialist Learning provision.
We can offer you:
• A welcoming environment with friendly and approachable staff
• Enthusiastic and friendly children who are eager to learn
• Opportunities for cross-school collaboration and sharing of best practices
• Opportunities for development
• Access to the employee Assistance Programme
• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme
• A Cycle to Work Scheme
Applications should be made using the Hermitage Schools Application Form (please note that 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.
Closing date: Friday, 27th June 2025 at 12.00pm
Start Date: September 2025
The Hermitage Schools are part of The SWAN Trust, a multi-academy trust comprised of ten Woking schools (all within the Primary phase). We have a shared ethos and work collaboratively to provide the best possible opportunities for all pupils across the trust.
PLEASE NOTE ONLY SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES WILL BE CONTACTED BY THE SCHOOL.
The Hermitage Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to demonstrably share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. Shortlisted applicants will be required to supply details of any unspent convictions and conditional cautions and any spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e., that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended). If you are appointed, you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
All schools within The SWAN Trust welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.