Student Support Assistant
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Hours: | Part-time |
| Location: | Rotherham, S65 3BE |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Posting date: | 6 Jul 2026 |
| Closing date: | 26 Aug 2026 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
As a Student Support Assistant at St Francis, you will play a vital role in our vibrant community by working alongside our dedicated teaching team and SEND Co-ordinator to ensure every student can access, enjoy, and thrive in their learning. In this rewarding position, you will help manage dynamic classrooms, champion full inclusion, and empower students to build independence, confidence, and strong social skills. By supporting the delivery of key curriculum areas like literacy, numeracy, and ICT, you will directly contribute to our school's positive ethos while maintaining a safe, nurturing, and supportive environment where all students can reach their full potential.
Job Description
Duties & Responsibilities
Support for students
• Supervise and support students, ensuring their safety and access to learning
• Establish good relationships with students, acting as a role model and responding appropriately to individual needs
• Promote the inclusion and acceptance of all students
• Encourage students to interact with others and engage in activities led by the teacher
• Encourage students to act independently as appropriate
• Be aware of student problems/progress/achievements and report to the Teacher/Curriculum Leader/SEND Co-ordinator
• Undertake student record keeping as requested
• Work co-operatively to deliver materials to identified students
• Support students to understand instructions
• Support students in respect of local and national learning strategies, e.g. literacy, numeracy, KS3 and KS4 as directed by the Teacher
• Support students in using basic ICT as directed
• Assist at lunchtime Homework Club/student social support sessions as necessary
Support for the Teacher
Support for the Curriculum
Support for the School
• Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to Child Protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection
• Be aware of and support difference and ensure all students have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop
• Contribute to the overall ethos/aims of the school
• Support the role of other professionals
• Attend relevant meetings as required
• Assist with the supervision of students at lunchtimes
• Accompany teaching staff and students on visits, trips and out of school activities as required
• Participate in training and other learning activities and performance development as required
• Keep a CPD file
What the school offers its staff
At St Francis, we are passionate about being the Employer of Choice for our staff. We are committed to identifying and nurturing talent, succession planning for the future and implementing outstanding training and development so that our staff progress in their careers from the earliest starting point of ITT and apprenticeship through to executive leadership.
We are also dedicated to providing the highest level of support for wellbeing and personal growth. We want our staff to genuinely love coming to work and we will work tirelessly to create a working environment to ensure that this is the case.
Growth and Vocation
• Trust wide CPD
• Leader Development Programme
Wellbeing & Health
A comprehensive wellbeing Package providing:
• 24/7 Digital GP
• Counselling & Mental Health Support
• Physiotherapy Access
Community and Ethos
• Warm and Welcoming Environment
• Collaborative and Supportive Community across all schools and staff groups
• Supportive and Inclusive
Lifestyle Perks
• Terms and Conditions aligned to the Burgandy and Green Book along with LGPS and Teachers Pension Schemes
• Staff Salary Sacrifice Scheme
• Access to national schemes with exclusive retail discounts
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.