1:1 Specialist TA Intervenor

Great Oaks College; Sunbury-on-Thames; Remote; GBP 27,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Teachers Pension scheme

Staff discounts

Employee assistance programme

Private Doctors and Nurses 24/7

Job summary

Great Oaks College seeks a 1:1 Specialist Intervenor Teaching Assistant to work with a student based at the Sunbury site. The role requires an NVQ3 in a relevant subject and prior experience in a special college or specialist school.

You will implement therapy plans, apply multi-sensory learning strategies and demonstrate success in engaging young adults in education. Willingness to complete the Natsip Intervenor Qualification is required.

Qualifications

• NVQ3 in a relevant subject is required.
• Experience in a special college or specialist school is preferred.
• Familiarity with strategies to support multi-sensory impairment to access learning.
• Experience implementing therapy plans and following guidance from Specialist Advisory Teachers.
• Willingness to complete the Natsip Accredited Intervenor Qualification (travel and accommodation paid)

Responsibilities

• Provide 1:1 Specialist Intervenor support to a student at the Sunbury site.
• Implement therapy plans and follow advice from Specialist Advisory Teachers.
• Use strategies to enable access to learning for students with multi-sensory impairments.
• Support safeguarding and DBS requirements for the college.
• Be willing to undertake the Natsip Intervenor Qualification if not already held.

Skills

1:1 support

Multi-sensory support

Therapy plan execution

Education

NVQ3 in a relevant subject

Job description

Specialist Intervenor Teaching Assistant

Great Oaks College is a specialist independent college which is currently open to students across two sites.

The college provides further educational opportunities to students aged 19-25 with moderate, severe and profound and multiple learning difficulties, many of whom also have other needs such as physical disabilities, sensory impairments and autism. We run three Pathways: Vocational, Life and Living and Engagement for Life.

We are looking to employ a 1:1 Specialist TA (Intervenor) to our team, to work with a student based at our Sunbury site. We are interested to hear from you if you have an NVQ3 in a relevant subject and have worked in a special college or specialist school before. You will have previous experience and be familiar with using strategies to support a student with multi-sensory impairment to access learning. You will have experience implementing therapy plans and advice from Specialist Advisory Teachers and will be able to demonstrate previous success in working to support young adults to engage in their education. You will hold a Natsip Accredited Intervenor Qualification, or will be willing to complete one, which will involve travelling to and being accommodated in the relevant location for the duration of a five-day course (paid for by the College).

Great Oaks College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and anyone applying to work at the College is expected to share this commitment. This position is subject to a satisfactory, enhanced DBS check with adult barring and references being received. All positions are subject to the satisfactory completion of a twenty‑six working week probation period.

We value our employees and offer a supportive and engaging environment, comprehensive induction, inset and excellent continuous professionaldevelopment training sessions, Teachers Pension scheme access to staff discounts, and other wellbeing benefits:

An employee assistance programme

Access to Private Doctors and Nurses 24/7 free of charge

Interview Date: Thursday, 1 9. 1 1.2026 at 8.30am

Start Date: As soon as possible or December2026 depending on the compliance checks.

Contract Type: Permanent, Term Time Only

Pay Scale: Scale 6, point 16 to 20

Actual Salary: per annum, depending on the experience

Hours of work: 31.25 hours per week (excluding 45 min breaks), 08:30 – 15:30. (Monday to Friday). Due to the college’s opening hours, we are unable to offer flexibility in the hours of work.

Pay Scale: Inner London Pay Scale 6, point 16 to 20 £36,423 to 38,637 per annum pro rata

Actual Salary: £27,435 to 29,102 per annum, depending on the experience.