Special Needs Teaching Assistant Level 1

Woodlands School, Edgware, Middlesex, HA8 6JP

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  8 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  25 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £24,159.00 Annually (Actual)

Special Needs Teaching Assistant Level 1 job summary

Would you like a new challenge in an outstanding Special School for students and pupils between the ages of 3-11 with a range of Special Educational Needs in a friendly, supportive school, committed to team work and joint curriculum planning?

We are a primary maintained special needs school in the the Local Aurhority of Harrow which caters for 136 pupils aged 4-11 with a wide range of complex and profound learning difficulties. These include severe autism, complex medical conditions, physical and mobility difficulties, as well as severe developmental delay.

We have outstanding purpose built facilities and highly trained, enthusiastic and committed staff. Along with teaching and classroom support staff, the school is supported by a multi-agency team of physiotherapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy colleagues, teachers for pupils with vision and hearing impairments and nursing staff.

We are looking for candidates who have:

• Positive attitude
• Passion for working with children
• Excellent attendance record
• Ability to work successfully as part of a team
• A commitment to high expectations to meet the needs of all children

Experience of working in a school or with children with special needs is desirable but not essential. Please answer all questions within the application in full and give examples where possible.

Hours of work will be 8.45 a.m. - 3.45 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 8.45 a.m. - 5 p.m. on Tuesday. Flexible working options will be considered and pay would be adjusted accordingly.

This job includes the need for applicants to be confident and capable to work in the hydrotherapy pool environment. This may include getting into the water with the pupils.

Applicants should have a commitment to and an understanding of equality of educational opportunities for all children, being mindful of protected characteristics under the 2010 Equality Act.

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 school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Woodlands School

• Organisation type: Special school, ages 4 to 11
• Size: 135 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Woodlands School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/woodlands-school-edgware

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