SEND Keyworker

Havant Academy, Havant, Hampshire

Education - non-teaching

Full time

Permanent

Our school is seeking a dedicated, highly organised, and adaptable Teaching Assistant to join our SEND Department. In this role, you will be a vital asset to our classrooms, working closely with teaching staff to provide an engaging, efficient, and supportive learning environment. This position requires a mix of strong communication skills and proactive classroom management. You will split your time between general classroom support and delivering targeted interventions to help students reach their full potential. Work with us and you will be part of a welcoming and motivated team.

We are committed to giving you the very best opportunities to develop in your career and will give you extensive support in your role. In addition to this, as a SEND Keyworker you will be invited to all of our Teaching and Learning CPD sessions which will provide you with the essential skills to work within the classroom environment. This role would be suitable for a graduate or someone considering a career in teaching as you will be able to build positive relationships with students and gain valuable classroom experience.

We offer:

• A higher salary than Local Authority schools

• An excellent opportunity for career progression, both within the school and the Trust, as you demonstrate high quality education in the classroom;

• A positive and optimistic working environment focussed on student progress and high standards of achievement and behaviour;

• An ambitious leadership team with a clear vision for the school;

• The resources and facilities to continue to improve students’ progress;

• Eligibility to purchase a Blue Light card

• TKAT is a Disability Confident Employer

• Cycle to work scheme

• Free eye tests

• Employee Assistance Programme - free and confidential advice on a variety of subjects ranging from physical and mental health to financial help

We would encourage any potential applicants to visit us. Please contact Ashleigh Newland on 02393 063 592 or email [email protected] if you would like a tour of the school.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early should we receive a significant number of applications. If you have not had any communication within 10 days of the closing date please take this as confirmation that on this occasion your application has not been successful.

Safeguarding

TKAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Offers of employment will be subject to the full safer recruitment process, including an enhanced disclosure and barring service check.

Access to interview

Be Who You Are at TKAT - should you be selected and invited to interview please let us know if you require us to adapt the recruitment process to enable you to participate as your authentic self. We want applicants to be able to engage with us in ways that support who they are and we are committed to making adjustments within the recruitment process and within the workplace.

Our Commitment - Equal, Inclusive, Diverse

TKAT is committed to inclusion, diversity and equality of opportunity by encouraging and welcoming differences, listening to individual experiences, aspirations and accomplishments and learning how to grow better together. We welcome applications from all suitable candidates, regardless of any protected characteristic.

Flexible working

TKAT recognises the value of enabling our employees to develop their career and balance this with their commitments and interests outside of work. In TKAT we promote flexible working practices and opportunities to promote a positive work life balance.

Vision

Inspiring learners, changing lives'

A community of learners who share the mindset of success and are driven by the prospect of opportunity for all. An environment of aspiration, respect and openess, enabling staff and students to thrive.

PURPOSE

We aim to ensure that all pupils, regardless of the traditional barriers to success, have the opportunities and resources to achieve their academic and career aspirations within a safe, inclusive and ambitious organisation.

We are committed to providing outstanding teaching and learning to enable all pupils to meet the challenges of the twenty-first century.

VALUES

As part of the TKAT family we:

• Work together inclusively
• Respect and care for each other
• Have ambition and are aspirational for all.

Headteacher welcome:

Welcome to Havant Academy, part of The Kemnal Academies Trust (TKAT). We are a friendly comprehensive school situated in Leigh Park. We currently have 550 students on roll which means that, as a smaller secondary school, we are able to get to know all the students in our care and their families. We believe that the relationship between home and school is vital to ensuring our students, your children, are able to be happy and successful in their time with us.

We are fully aware of the care you will take in choosing the next steps for your child’s education. You, like us, will want to be sure that your child will be happy at school and will go on to achieve their very best. Within our purposeful learning environment and excellent pastoral and support systems we are confident that our staff will provide your child with the motivation and challenge they need to achieve.

With a wide range of extra curricular activities and a well-developed student leadership programme there are opportunities for all students to get involved in the wider life of the school and contribute through a whole variety of activities. These include thriving musical groups, theatre productions, a range of clubs, and successful sports teams. Our house system provides additional motivation for students as they work to gain housepoints and this is further enhanced through a series of house competitions.

I am proud to be Headteacher at Havant Academy and I look forward to working with you and getting to know you.

Salary

Grade D1 - 5, Hampshire Pay Scale FTE: £28,696 - £31,573, Actual: £25,199 - £27,726

Hours

37: Monday - Thursday 8am - 4pm, Friday 8am - 3:30pm

Benefits

Competitive

Closing date

30-10-2026

Interview Date

w/c 02.11.26

Start Date

ASAP