Teaching Assistant
Phoenix School, London, E3 2AD20 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025 start
Closing date
22 April 2025 at 9am
Date listed
24 March 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time: Permanent | Term-Time Only | 32 Hours Per Week 8:45am – 3.30pm (including one evening until 4pm) |
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- NJC Scale 3 Point 5-6 £30,120 - £30,552 Pro-Rata | Actual Salary Starting from £23,793 - £24,134
Pay scale
- NJC Scale 3 Point 5-6
What skills and experience we're looking for
Following significant growth in our school, we are looking to appoint Teaching Assistants who are able to work in across Primary and Secondary departments. Candidates should ideally have experience of working with children with special needs.
Phoenix School is a well-established with over 500 Students. It is an Outstanding (Ofsted 2024) special school for students aged 3-19 with severe language and communication difficulties including autism. The school offers a unique service to the children of Tower Hamlets. We are an award-winning school and accredited through the National Autistic Society; praised for our creative approach to working with children with autism. Phoenix was awarded a commendation for its excellent work across the school.
The Role
- Support children and young people in the classroom
- Assist with personal care
- Complete relevant training
- Support the teacher with written records and organisation of activities
- Record behaviour incidents
What the school offers its staff
Our offer
The school will provide induction, training and career progression opportunities.
The post would suit an energetic and creative professional who is looking to make a difference to the lives of young people with autism and complex needs as well as furthering their own professional development.
Further details about the role
How to apply
The application form can be found on the school website www.phoenix.towerhamlets.sch.uk and TES
Please return completed application form to: recruitment@phoenix.towerhamlets.sch.uk - CVs are not accepted
Closing date: 9am, 22nd April 2025 | Shortlisting: 23rd April 2025 | Interviews & Assessment: 28th & 29th April 2025
It will not be possible to re-arrange these dates.
If you are intending to apply, please ensure you are available to attend for an interview.
If you would like to discuss the post or visit, please contact
Emily Bere, Head of Secondary and Sixth Form: emily.bere@phoenix.towerhamlets.sch.uk (Secondary) or
Leanne Woodward, Assistant Head of Primary: lwoodward@phoenix.towerhamlets.sch.uk (Primary)
Commitment to safeguarding
The Governing Body of the school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and staff. The Executive Headteacher must ensure that the highest priority is given to following all safeguarding guidance and regulations. The successful candidate will require an enhanced DBS clearance. All of the school's Safeguarding and Child Protection policies are available on the school's website. We welcome applications from suitably skilled candidates regardless of ethnicity, gender, disability, sexuality, religion or age.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@phoenix.towerhamlets.sch.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Phoenix School
- School type
- Special school, ages 3 to 19
- School size
- 507 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Phoenix School website
- Email address
- recruitment@phoenix.towerhamlets.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 02089804740
Special School for children with Autism
Arranging a visit to Phoenix School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@phoenix.towerhamlets.sch.uk.
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