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Nursery nurse/higher level special needs teaching assistant

Charlton Park Academy, London, SE7 8HX

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• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  25 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  24 May 2025

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
  • HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Subjects: Health and social care, Physical education
• Working pattern: Full time, part time (Can be done as a job share): Flexible around core hours 9-3 six hours a day
• Contract type: Permanent
• Hourly rate: £14 an hour upwards depending upon qualifications and experience

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for keen and enthusiastic staff with positive mindset keen on making a difference for our SEND young people to help them prepare well for future adult life. You would need to be able to participate in all aspects of their holistic education and support them in physically active activities such as swimming and gym where they will need close support and active help and training. This is not a passive role, it is hands on and we must have people with a can do and will do outlook able to positively motivate the young people, the class and the greater community through enrichment and their commitment to the young person's best interests.

Good literacy and numeracy skills. Must have two references readily available under safer recruitment requirements in order to proceed to interview.

What the school offers its staff

Fabulous range of equipment, well resourced, positively encouraging staff development and training with lots of training on the job, wonderful young people who want to learn, curriculum and assessment relevant to the children's needs and the opportunity to develop a long term very rewarding career withing the Special needs sector.

Flexible working opportunities

We can be flexible around a 9-3pm core day as we would rather have people with extraordinary skills for one day a week than no days a week...

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.

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About Charlton Park Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 19
• School size: 222 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Charlton Park Academy website
• Email address: nrandall-webb@charltonparkacademy.co.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/charlton-park-academy

Complex needs SEN secondary school

Arranging a visit to Charlton Park Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email nrandall-webb@charltonparkacademy.co.uk.

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