17 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    1 September 2025

  • Closing date

    14 July 2025 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    23 June 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2

Working pattern

Full time: Monday to Friday. 30 hours a week

Contract type

Fixed term - 1 academic year

Pay scale

NJC 4 (outer London)

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking to recruit a SEN teaching Assistant to work with pupils/pupil with Autism. They will:

  • work under the supervision of teaching staff to undertake care and support programmes for pupils
  • support individuals with individual learning tasks
  • assist pupils to participate fully in school life
  • carry out Maths and English interventions
  • carry out speech and language programs
  • use makaton
  • has experience of working with children who have a high level of support needs.
  • ideally has knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage Statutory Framework
  • support with lunchtime
  • will include personal care of children
  • support learning of targeted pupils within the class

As part of the SEN team, staff may be asked to support children in any year group with a variety of needs.

What the school offers its staff

Yardley Primary School is a 2 form (expanding to 3 form) entry community school situated on the edge of Chingford in Waltham Forest with a long-proven record of academic success.

As a school we aim to provide a safe, stimulating and inspirational environment for children to learn and thrive academically, socially, physically and emotionally. We teach a broad and balanced curriculum which enables our pupils to become literate and numerate with high levels of spoken, investigative and problem-solving skills, together with a balanced view of the world.

This is underpinned by the promotion of our core values of honesty, responsibility, trust, respect, enjoyment and a positive attitude to competition and good manners.

Full Time, 30 hours a week. 8:30am-15:30pm (with 1 hour unpaid break). NJC Scale point 4 (Outer London) term time only. 1 Academic Year fixed-term contract (September-July)

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

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to office@yardleyprimary.co.uk

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About Yardley Primary School

School type
Academy, ages 3 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
502 pupils enrolled
Age range
3 to 11
Ofsted report
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Phone number
02085293671

Arranging a visit to Yardley Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office@yardleyprimary.co.uk.

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