Teaching Assistant / Learning Support Assistant - SEN

Watling View School; Greater London; On-site; GBP 13,000 - 28,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Induction programme

Healthcare & Wellbeing package

CPD

Sick pay (Extended)?

Generous pension provision

Staff social events

Childcare Vouchers

Job summary

Watling View School in London is seeking energetic Teaching Assistants to support pupils with SLD, PMLD and Autism. Previous experience with special needs children is advantageous.

The role is 30 hours per week across 38 weeks of the school year, with hours 9.00am to 3.30pm and until 4.45pm on Wednesdays for training and meetings. H3 - H4 depending on qualifications and experience; pro rata salary for term time only provided.

Qualifications

• Experience with pupils who have SLD, PMLD and Autism is advantageous.

Skills

Special needs experience

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 - £19,083.

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 (2025).