Teaching Assistant (12 Month Fixed Term)

Compass Community; Esher; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Compass Community in Esher is seeking an enthusiastic Teaching Assistant to support students with Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs. You will work closely with teachers in classrooms, providing 1:1 support or small-group sessions, and help manage learning resources.

The role requires resilience, flexibility and a calm, non-judgemental manner to meet diverse student needs. Training in trauma-informed approaches will be provided to staff.

Qualifications

• Ability to support children with SEMH and SEND.
• Experience delivering 1:1 or small group sessions is desirable.
• Ability to manage classroom resources.

Responsibilities

• supporting teachers in the classroom
• working with children 1:1 or delivering sessions with small groups of students
• managing classroom resources

Skills

Communication

Resilience

Flexibility

Job description

Who We Are

Our children come from a wide range of backgrounds, but all have Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs (SEMH). Many will also have other Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) such as Autism, ADHD, and communication difficulties.

Key Dates

Deadline for Applications: 25/09/26

Who We Are

Our children come from a wide range of backgrounds, but all have Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs (SEMH). Many will also have other Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) such as Autism, ADHD, and communication difficulties.

The work we do is both varied and challenging and, as a trauma and attachment informed organisation, all staff are provided with extensive therapeutic training and support.

Our closely triangulated approach places the child at the centre of decision making, ensuring that education and therapy professionals, parents/carers, local authority teams and, most importantly, our students can work together to secure outstanding outcomes for all.

The Role

TAs at our school know that no two days are the same and that no two children are the same either. Our children require very special adults who can support children with complex and challenging behaviours. They will know that our children require lots of attention, just the right sort of communication, consistency and flexibility in equal measure, and a non-judgemental approach. They need to be resilient, persistent and solution focussed to meet the needs of our children and to do so they need to wear a lot of hats and be prepared to change them at a moment’s notice!

Our Teaching Assistants may be

• supporting teachers in the classroom
• working with children 1:1 or delivering sessions with small groups of students
• managing classroom resources