Teaching Assistant

Wembley Manor, London, NW10 3RN

22 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  30 May 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  7 May 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Special Education Needs (SEN)
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £27,729.00 - £28,521.00 Annually (FTE) Actual Salary, £25,527.80 per annum inclusive of SEN Allowance

Teaching Assistant job summary

We offer our pupils a holistic educational provision to promote an understanding of the wider world in preparation for adulthood.

We offer extensive CPD opportunities, well-being programmes and the opportunity to be part of a team who are committed to providing the best outcomes for all.

We are seeking to appoint a Teaching Assistant to join our vibrant and welcoming special school.

Interested candidates must share our motto: ‘Love, Learn, Laugh.’

We are looking for:

• Positive, energetic and creative teaching assistants with a love of teaching and learning;
• Applicants who have a keen interest in special needs;
• People who are able to work in partnership with their class teacher;
• Teaching Assistants who have experience in positively managing behaviour;
• Experience or knowledge of autism and/or severe learning difficulties an advantage.

We can offer you:

• Well-resourced classrooms;
• High quality professional development opportunities;
• Calm and purposeful leaning environments;
• Excellent partnerships between pupils, staff and parents;
• A forward-thinking approach to teaching and learning throughout the school.

Wembley Manor School is part of The Rise Partnership Trust and the post holder may be required to work across the Trust as and when necessary.

For further information on the role please view the Job Description and Person Specification.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and education of our children and expect all our staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check and references will be required.

Safeguarding Statement *

The Rise Partnership Trust take its’ responsibilities in relation to safeguarding and child protection very seriously. All appointments to the school are subject to Enhanced Disclosure by the Disclosure and Barring Service and comprehensive pre-employment checks.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

All unspent convictions and conditional cautions

All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).

For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance issued by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).

It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview

Please note that Wembley Manor is currently on it's temporary site c/o Newman Catholic College, Harlesden Road, Willesden, London, NW10 3RN. We intend to move to our permanent site in September 2025 ready for the academic year. The new site is on London Road, Wembley, HA9.

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.

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.

About Wembley Manor

• School type: Free School, ages 11 to 16
• School size: Up to 150 pupils
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Wembley Manor website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/wembley-manor

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