Teaching Assistant

Connaught Special School, London, E13 9BT

9 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  29 June 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  19 June 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Skilled Worker visas can be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time: 32.5 hours per week, Mon - Fri, Term Time + Inset Days (39 weeks)
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £29,346.00
• Actual salary: £22,952.04
• Pay scale: Scale 4 pt7

What skills and experience we're looking for

Connaught Special School is seeking to appoint a compassionate, dedicated and skilled Teaching Assistant to join its school. This is an exciting opportunity to support children with complex learning needs, making a lasting impact on their educational journey.

The Role

• The role would be to support the learning of all students across all ages who have significant learning difficulties, physical needs and, at times, challenging behaviours.
• We are looking for candidates who can demonstrate initiative, integrity, a willingness to learn and positive interaction with others to support the profound nature of our students' needs.
• The role will involve taking part in physical activities including swimming and supporting personal care for students.
• To support the teacher in delivering the personalised curriculum for students.

Connaught Special School:

• Connaught welcomes young people with a primary diagnosis of autism and coexisting conditions.
• Provides a stimulating environment where children can be safe and enjoy learning with a dedicated team of staff. Staff are our most important resource and we invest heavily in CPD based on individual needs
• Ensures that all our young people receive individual and personalised learning and support.
• Will provide up to 26 pupil places at a temporary site in Upton Cross Primary School in Newham. When opened at its new, permanent site on Royal Road, the school will have a capacity of 105 pupils.

What the school offers its staff

Our Commitment to You

As part of Learning in Harmony Trust (www.lihtrust.uk) you will be joining a friendly, enthusiastic and well-qualified staff team in a highly stimulating and rewarding environment. In addition, we offer a range of non-contractual benefits to our staff including a cycle-to-work scheme, access to premium wellbeing services and Perkbox membership as well as participating in the Local Government Pension Scheme.

If you have the ambition and you are passionate about outcomes for pupils with SEND, please contact Jason Roynon, if you would like further information.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs are not accepted.

Skilled Worker visas can 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.

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About Connaught Special School

• School type: Free School, ages 5 to 19
• School size: 16 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Connaught Special School website
• Email address: info@connaught.lihtrust.uk
• Phone number: 02039887874
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/connaught-special-school

Arranging a visit to Connaught Special School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email info@connaught.lihtrust.uk.

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