About the role
Summercroft Primary School is looking to appoint a Special Educational Needs Support Assistant (SENSA) to support individuals and groups of children and facilitate SEMH and learning interventions, across the school, for our pupils who are most in need. The SENSA will work closely with the SENCO, pastoral lead and class teachers, ensuring that the support is appropriately planned, resourced, impactful and engaging.
You should have excellent communication and organisational skills, be friendly, flexible and be able to use your initiative. You should have grade C/4 or above in GCSE/ O Level Maths and English, as well as previous experience of working within a classroom or facilitating interventions.
We are looking for a role that is 17 hours across Monday to Friday, term-time only.
Visits to Summercroft prior to application are warmly welcomed and recommended. Please use our Person Specification document to support your written application.
Summercroft is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. All post-holders are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. The school's Child Protection Policy and Recruitment Policy follow Herts County Council Guidance and are on our website
Job tags
- Pastoral Health And Welfare
- Education
- PART TIME
- Part Time
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Listed from DfE Teaching Vacancies — OGL v3.0 · Last checked 21 Sept 2026.
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