Classroom Support Assistant
The Castle School
England
- £16,965 - £17,503 per year
- Salary:
- West Berkshire Grade C £16,965 per year plus SEN Allowance of £1,052 per year 30 hours per week (0845 - 1515 Monday to Friday) and term time only
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 02 March 2026
- Apply by:
- 22 February 2026
Job overview
Have you got the energy, vision and passion for SEN and a good sense of fun to join our team? The Castle School @Newbury meets the individual needs of 190 students between 4 and 19 years, all of whom have special needs.
We are looking to recruit enthusiastic, creative and hardworking people to our Support Assistants team. You will be working with students across the school age range who have special educational needs. Working closely with the class teacher, you will support the needs of pupils as individuals or in small groups. You will be required to help implement education plans and provide assistance with programmes devised by other therapists.
You will be required to assist with pupils’ personal needs. You will work across the whole school and in a variety of classrooms so will need to be flexible and adaptable.
You will need to have excellent people skills and a warm and caring personality. The ability to communicate effectively with pupils, parents and other staff is important.
Skills and Qualifications:
- Minimum qualification of GCSE or equivalent
- No previous experience required; training will be provided
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to work well within a team environment
- Strong organizational skills
Values and Attitudes:
- Passion for supporting students' learning and development
- Compassionate and patient demeanour
- Commitment to creating an inclusive and supportive classroom environment
In return we offer:
The opportunity to work with highly experienced, devoted colleagues and students
A bespoke package of support and training to enable you to grow and develop into who you are aspiring to be
A caring, positive and inclusive environment
Well trained, professional and supportive governors
For further information and an application pack please contact Cassy Clark via email on hr@castle.w-berks.sch.uk
Closing date: 22nd February 2026
Interviews: Thursday 26 February 2026
The Castle School is committed to safeguarding children and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment and are in line with the guidance in KCSIE. All shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a criminal records self-disclosure form. Successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks along with other relevant employment checks including online searches to help to identify any incidents and/or issues, which may be relevant to your suitability for the role, which the school may want to explore further with you.
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About The Castle School
About the school
The Castle School caters for children with a variety of complex learning difficulties from the ages of 4 to 19 offering a range of provision for different ages, stages and needs. Our Love Lane and Post-16 sites meet the needs of children and young people with a variety of learning difficulties and disabilities. Our Castle @ Theale site meets the needs of children and young people with social, emotional and mental health needs.
The Castle School is a very welcoming and open school with a caring and highly specialised staff team who are committed to supporting the education of all our pupils and make our school a very special place. We pride ourselves on our warm, caring and supportive atmosphere; a place where children can flourish, learn, enjoy and be happy; a community where we value and embrace support from parents, professionals and friends.
Our Vision
To create a happy, secure and stimulating learning environment which will encourage and challenge our learners to develop their skills and knowledge as far as they can and provide the best education possible.
Our Purpose
The Castle School exists to provide a caring, nurturing and outstanding educational community for the learners of West Berkshire and beyond. Our key purpose is to educate, motivate, inspire and celebrate all children with additional needs and to provide a quality educational experience which encourages equality for all; to develop individual self-worth, esteem and potential in all learners and uphold their rights.
We Believe
That anyone with the drive and desire can reach their goals. Our role is to inspire young people to achieve and provide the support to enable our learners to become independent, self-confident and resilient members of the community.
Our Aims are to:
- encourage all our learners to be curious and hungry to learn, now and in the future
- enable our learners to become valued citizens who contribute positively within their community and beyond
- set high expectations in all areas of learning and create an environment that enables our learners to flourish
- deliver outstanding provision that is at the cutting edge of good practice
- develop positive, mutually-trusting partnerships with families to improve the outcomes of our learners
- empower our learners and equip them with the skills to achieve a full and independent adult life
- engender confidence, resilience, self-worth and a passion for life-long learning
We strive to do this together by:
- providing each learner with the skills, resilience, drive and passion needed to be successful and happy through a well-differentiated broad, balanced and inspiring curriculum
- celebrate everyone’s achievements and talents and embrace the wonderful diversity of our inclusive school community
- having a highly trained, creative and innovative staff team
- empowering each learner through a total communication environment enabling everyone to express themselves and to remove barriers
- supporting each learner with engaging and active challenges to encourage everyone to become life-long learners.
- working together with learners, parents, carers, professionals and members of the community to improve outcomes for all.
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