Senior Educational Teaching Assistant

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Fairfield is a large special school which provides for learners with a diverse range of complex and profound learning difficulties including physical and medical needs from 3-19 years. Fairfield was judged to be a ‘good’ school by OFSTED in June 2022. Please watch a short 3-minute video to learn all about us, this can be viewed at  If you like what you see and wish to help us embrace uniqueness please read on.

We are looking to appoint a highly motivated and enthusiastic Interventions Coordinator who is committed to supporting the learning and welfare of our pupils. Under the direction of the senior leadership team, the main duties of the job role are to:

• Work with Provision leads and senior leaders to identify individual and group intervention priorities
• With leaders, plan intervention schedules for individual pupils and groups across school
• Plan intervention activities with clear aims for groups/ individuals
• Collect progress evidence for all pupils
• With leaders, evaluate the impact of interventions and next steps
• Interventions will include indoor and outdoor activities on site, offsite educational visits within local communities, delivering home learning for absent pupils

Experience of working with children/young people in a school environment is essential, and experience of working with pupils who have profound and multiple learning difficulties and/or Autism would be an advantage. Fairfield School has a proud commitment to developing our staff through continued professional development, and we fully utilise the Apprenticeship Levy to enable staff to gain on the job qualifications.

Pupil and staff wellbeing are at the heart of everything we do, with a variety of initiatives running throughout the year, making Fairfield a fun and enjoyable place to work.

To apply for this job please download and complete the application form, paper copies are available by contacting the school. A CV is not required.

All enquiries and completed application forms should be sent to the Senior Business Leader by email s or by post.

Friday 13th February 2026 at 12pm

Week Commencing Monday 2nd March 2026

Monday 13th April 2026

Application Form

Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All staff are subject to an enhanced DBS check. A conviction may not exclude candidates from appointment but will be considered as part of the recruitment process.