Teaching Assistant

Coombe Boys' School; Greater London; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Local Government Pension Scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Retail discounts

Employee Wellbeing Programme

Staff Association

On-site parking

Job summary

Coombe Boys’ School in Greater London is seeking a dedicated SEND support assistant to work under the SENDCo, helping individual students and small groups. This role is ideal for those aiming at teaching, educational psychology, or related careers, with opportunities to develop in ADHD, speech and language therapy, and literacy support.

The post is 32.5 hours per week during term time, with salary adjusted for contracted days.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting students in an educational setting.
• Patient, flexible and adaptable with a collaborative approach.
• Willingness to learn and use Google Classroom and related systems.

Responsibilities

• Support individual students and small groups under the guidance of the SENDCo.
• Contribute to planning and delivering targeted learning activities in SEND.
• Attend training and contribute to the development of inclusive practice.

Skills

Student support

Teamwork

Organisation

Communication

Tools

Google Classroom

Job description

32.5 hours per week (term time only) Start Date: As soon as possible

Do you want to work in a team that makes a difference to young people? This role is ideal for someone who wants to work with young people or for someone who would like to embark on various related careers, including teaching at either secondary or primary level, educational psychology, charity work, social work and numerous others. Many of our previous post holders have utilised the post to develop experience in the education sector before progressing to PGCE courses, educational psychology courses and working with educational charities.

The successful candidate will work alongside and under the guidance of the SENDCo and will be required to support individual students and small groups. This exciting and rewarding role requires someone who is patient, flexible, adaptable, a team player and who is also able to show initiative, both in the class situation and with groups/individuals. Opportunities abound for professional development, including training in specific aspects of SEND such as ADHD, speech and language therapy, autism, literacy/numeracy support, assisting the development of working memory and more.

Coombe Boys’ is a popular and highly successful non-selective 11-18 school that is federated with Coombe Girls’ School, three local primary schools and three well-regarded special schools to comprise the Helix Learning Trust, based in New Malden. Coombe Boys’ has approximately 1,000 students on roll, including a mixed sixth form.

Results at GCSE and in the Sixth Form are significantly above national averages and the school was graded Good with Outstanding Leadership & Management in its most recent Ofsted inspection (September 2023).

We are proud of our innovative and forward thinking learning culture and our partnerships enable us to provide a wide range of opportunities for career development.

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU:

• An exciting job in an outstanding multi academy trust.

• Fantastic support from your line managers and the Senior Leadership Team.

• A guaranteed CPD plan which is tailored to individual requirements.

• Excellent location with fast rail and bus links to London and the surrounding area.

• Free on site parking.

• Local Government Pension Scheme.

• Employee benefits such as cycle to work scheme and retail discounts.

• Access to an Employee Wellbeing Programme including counselling and mentoring.

• An enthusiastic Staff Association.

OUR IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL:

• Place the learner at the centre of everything they do.

• Be able to work effectively as a member of a team.

• Have a calm and approachable disposition when dealing with students and staff.

• Be well organised and efficient; keeping to deadlines and encouraging others to do so.

• A willingness to learn to effectively use Google Classroom and related systems.

• Have high personal standards and the ability to motivate others to sustain those standards.

Closing date: 10am, Monday 2nd November 2026

An online search will be conducted on all shortlisted candidates.

The successful applicant will be required to undertake an Enhanced DBS Disclosure.

Please note that as this post will commence part way through the academic year (1 September to 31 August) the salary will be adjusted to reflect the number of contracted days for the remainder of the academic year.

‘This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment’