Teaching Assistant / Learning Support Assistant - SEN

Watling View School; East Finchley; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 22,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Induction programme

CPD opportunities

Pension provision

Free on-site car park

Healthcare and wellbeing package

Job summary

Watling View School in the United Kingdom is seeking energetic Teaching Assistants to support pupils with severe learning difficulties (SLD), profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD) and autism. The post is term-time with 30 hours per week and a 9:00am to 3:30pm schedule, with Wednesdays extended to 4:45pm for training.

The salary starts from £13.70 per hour (H3–H4) with a full-time equivalent between £26,427 and £28,153.

Qualifications

• Experience with SLD, PMLD and autism is advantageous.
• Previous experience with special needs children would be an advantage.

Skills

Special needs support

Autism awareness

Engage pupils

Job description

For ASAP, we are looking to appoint energetic, enthusiastic Teaching Assistants to work with our amazing pupils who have severe learning difficulties (SLD) and profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD) and Autism. Previous experience with special needs children would be an advantage.

H3 - H4 depending on qualifications and experience (from £13.70 per hour). FTE salary is £26,427 - £28,153. Pro rata salary for term time only is £17,919 - £19,084.

30 hours per week, 38 weeks of the year (school term time only)

9.00am to 3.30pm, except each Wednesday when all staff work until 4.45pm for training and meetings time

We are proud of our:

Extraordinary pupils

Innovative, dedicated staff

Excellent support and encouragement from Governors and the Senior Leadership Team

Varied and superb quality professional development (CPD)

School community that continually strives to improve

Ethos of focusing on positive learning behaviour and high expectations for all pupils and staff

We will offer you:

A new starter induction programme

Membership to Herts Rewards, our employee benefits scheme including discounts and cashback for high street shops and online shopping

Subscription to our comprehensive Healthcare and Wellbeing package

A varied and ongoing professional development programme (CPD)

Extensive sick pay from the 1st day of absence

Generous pension provision

Various staff social events during the academic year

Optional Childcare Vouchers scheme

Opportunity to earn overtime for working at our after school clubs

Annual appraisal programme

Annual Occasional Day

Free on-site car park

Watling View is a Good School (Ofsted, Apr 2025), catering for the needs of children and young people with severe and profound and multiple learning difficulties (2 to 19 years in age). A significant number of our pupils have autism. We aim to develop and enhance the potential of our pupils through an ethos and philosophy which emphasises that we are all of equal value as members of an interdependent supportive community.

Watling View is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointment to this post is subject to satisfactory clearance of enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks, including the barred lists, as well as all other pre-appointment checks in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (2026).