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Student Support Assistant

Rooks Heath School, Harrow, HA2 9AH

This job expired on 25 July 2025 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  Required as soon as possible

• Closing date

  25 July 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  11 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Learning Mentor
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: H5 Point 11, £24,275 (FTE £31,074)

Student Support Assistant job summary

STUDENT SUPPORT ASSISTANT

Contract Type: Term Time Only (38 weeks)

Contract Term: Permanent

Hours: 33.75 hours, Monday – Friday, 8:30am – 4pm (45 minute break)

Salary: H5 Point 11, £24,275 (FTE £31,074)

Posted: Friday 11th July 2025

Closing Date: Friday, 25th July 2025, 9am

Job Starts: Required ASAP

Interview Date: To be arranged

The school reserves the right to interview and appoint this position ahead of any advertised application closing date, should an appropriate candidate be found. Therefore, it is advisable to submit applications as early as possible.

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and flexible Student Support Assistant to join our fantastic team at Rooks Heath School, you will be dedicated to providing support and mentoring for our young people. In this role you will work closely with the Student Support Manager and the Assistant Headteacher in charge of Student Support to plan and deliver interventions and mentoring programmes to support students in changing unhelpful behaviour patterns and choices.

Employee benefits we offer include, but are not limited to:

- Competitive salaries and pay progression

- Generous Pension Scheme

- Excellent transport links

- Access to Employee Assistance Programme providing free, confidential counselling, legal advice and a range of different support

- Interest free loans for relocation costs

- Interest free loans for season ticket costs for TFL/trains

- Cycle to work scheme

- Contribution to Flu Jabs annually

- Contribution to standard eye care tests

- Employee Referral Scheme

- Dedication to continuing professional development

- Employee discounts on our nursery, primary school and out of hours provisions being introduced September 2025

Rooks Heath School is part of Tithe Academy, a Multi Academy Trust and sponsors a local primary school and an Alternative Education provider. Our schools work together to drive up standards across the MAT. We offer excellent PD opportunities and potential for career progression.

Tithe Academy is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The recruitment of the successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and registration with the update service.

If you think this role may be for you and have any questions about the position, please get in touch by contacting the school. We would be happy to facilitate a visit to our site to see the school in operation. Contact details are: recruitment@rooksheath.harrow.sch.uk

Please be aware we are unable to support applications which require sponsorship for this role.

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 Rooks Heath School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1198 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Rooks Heath School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/rooks-heath-school

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