Job Description

Job Introduction

Job Start Date:

1 September 2025

Contract/Hours:

Maternity Cover - Fixed Term 1 Sept 2025 - 22 July 2026

Job/Person Summary

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Are you a committed, flexible and child centered practitioner with a good sense of humour who is able to see the potential in every individual.

At Vigo Primary School we believe education is more than just teaching reading, writing and maths. We believe in a full curriculum for all of our children. Most importantly, we want every child to leave Vigo Primary School proud of the refection they see in the mirror. This means we place great importance on our MIRROR values of Motivation, Independence, Respect, Resilience, Open-mindedness and Responsibility as we aim to grow children not just academically but also socially, morally and culturally.

We need someone who is reliable, dependable and understands the needs of children who find being in education challenging. Importantly, you understand that you will be faced with challenging behaviours, but will see that every day is a fresh start and will be able to see the positives in every situation.
You will work with a dedicated and dynamic team of colleagues who look for creative and responsive solutions to sometimes complex issues.

Within our school we have a small class group with skilled staff who support children with SEMH needs known as the Ready to Learn Room. You will work with pupils across the school with social, emotional and mental health needs to help develop their resilience and independence, teaching them how to regulate their emotions as well as supporting their academic achievements.

In this role, you will work with our class teachers both within their own classes and within our Ready to Learn Room to support our children with SEMH needs.

We are looking for someone who:

Understands how to support children through play and co-regulation relates well to both children and adults and has excellent interpersonal skills is caring, calm and patient is able to work as a part of a team, learning with and from other colleagues enjoys working independently and with initiative is able to work effectively with children to move their learning forward is highly organised and has good time management skills is flexible, proactive and resourceful has excellent communication skills, both oral and written is able to provide written and verbal feedback to the class teacher as required understands confidentiality and safeguarding procedures has GCSE grade C or above in English and Maths has high levels of resilience

We in return can offer:

A supportive team of colleagues who are friendly and welcoming Children who are happy and energetic Induction and training to support you in the role Opportunities to develop professionally

We can support your development through our multi-professional team and offer you experiences to specialise and develop your practice.
This position has the potential to develop in a variety of manners including coaching and achieving Qualified Teacher Status.

Application Procedure

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Visits to the school are very welcome and actively encouraged. Please contact the school office on 01264 365166 or by email at hr@vigo.hants.sch.uk to arrange an appointment.

Interviews will take place on Thursday 26th June 2025.

If you have not heard from us by Wednesday 25th June your application will have been unsuccessful.

Safer Recruitment

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.