SEN Teaching Assistant
West Hill School, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 7PW22 days remaining to apply
Closing date
27 January 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
2 January 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £23,925.00 Annually (FTE) Pro-rata £16, 971
SEN Teaching Assistant job summary
Becoming a Teaching Assistant (TA) at West Hill School is more than just a job – it’s a stepping stone to a rewarding future. Whether you’ve recently secured your degree and are looking to gain hands-on experience before training to teach, or you're considering pathways such as becoming an Educational Psychologist or Speech Therapist, this role is the perfect opportunity to grow and develop.
As our school continues to flourish and grow, we’re seeking enthusiastic and dedicated TAs to join our team. Having recently undergone an exciting transformation, we’re proud of our achievements and believe West Hill is a truly special place to learn and work.
Here’s what makes this role exceptional:
- Amazing children who are eager to learn and grow.
- A friendly and supportive community of staff, parents, and governors.
- A strong focus on staff well-being and personal development.
- Opportunities to work alongside a range of professionals, gaining invaluable experience and skills to enhance your career.
Pro rata salary of £16,971 per annum based on working 29.83 hours per week/39 weeks per year (term time). However flexibility around the working pattern could be considered, we are looking for staff in both part time and full-time roles. Please highlight clearly on your application form whether you are applying for the full or part time vacancy.
All adults employed by the Trust have a responsibility for data protection and have a duty to observe and follow the principles of the GDPR Regulations.
The Howard Partnership Trust is an inclusive employer and welcomes applications from all individuals, regardless of gender, marital status, disability, race, age, or sexual orientation.
All applicants must be able to provide evidence of their Right to Work in the UK prior to commencement of employment. As part of our need to comply with UK immigration rules, you will be required to provide Home Office stipulated documentation prior to interview.
Early applications are encouraged. We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date of this advertisement.
As well as verification of identity, we ask all successful candidates to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) guidance, we may also conduct an online search about any shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence to identify any matters that might relate directly to our legal duty to meet safeguarding duties, in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE).
SAFEGUARDING AND FURTHER INFORMATION
The successful candidate will be subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
The Howard Partnership Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment
Due to the nature of this role, it will be necessary for the appropriate level of criminal record disclosure to be undertaken. In making your application, it is essential you disclose whether you have any pending charges, convictions, bind-overs or cautions and, if so, for which offences. This post will be exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Therefore, applicants are not entitled to withhold information about convictions which for other purposes are ‘spent’ under the provision of the Act, and, in the event of the employment being taken up; any failure to disclose such convictions will result in dismissal or disciplinary action. The fact that a pending charge, conviction, bind-over or caution has been recorded against you will not necessarily debar you from consideration for this appointment.
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 school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About West Hill School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- School size
- 149 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- West Hill School website (opens in new tab)
School location
Similar jobs nearby
Teaching Assistant, St Dominic’s School
St Dominic's School
Malthouse Lane, Godalming, Surrey, GU8 4DX
Get a job alert when similar jobs are listed
Find more school jobs in Surrey