10 days remaining to apply

  • Closing date

    20 November 2025 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    10 November 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4

Working pattern

Part time

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

Pay Scale 3/4

What skills and experience we're looking for

About you…

  • Professional, caring and calm
  • Organised, efficient and energetic
  • Confident supporting individuals and groups
  • Proactive and positive with people
  • Keen to learn and share your expertise
  • Good communicator and collaborator

What the school offers its staff

About Us…

  • Our pupils are eager to learn-"Behaviour is a strength at KHS"Challenge Partner Review
  • We have a skilled, diverse, team with expertise and experience in MLD, SLD, SEMH, Primary, Secondary and GROW settings, who actively share best practice and welcome innovation and new ideas.
  • We encourage professional growth with time allocated as part of working hours for ongoing training needs.
  • Variety- no two days are the same!
  • We put pupils at the heart of our decision making.
  • We are lucky to have specialist facilities, high quality resources, working environment and staff spaces.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.
Visas cannot be sponsored.
If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Upload additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

About Kingswode Hoe School

School type
Academy, ages 5 to 16
School size
154 pupils enrolled
Age range
5 to 16
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Phone number
01206576408

Kingswode Hoe is a special school for pupils with complex learning difficulties. We take pupils aged between 5 and 16 (Y1 - Y11) living in the Colchester area. All pupils are admitted to the school by the Statutory Assessment team of Essex Local Authority based at Essex House in Colchester. We are currently funded for 151 places.

Arranging a visit to Kingswode Hoe School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email katie.shambrook@kingswodehoe.com.

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