Teaching Assistant
Paddock School, London, SW17 0DZThis job expired on 7 March 2025 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
7 March 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
11 February 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, part time (Can be done as a job share): 09:00 - 15:30 (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday) 08:30 - 15:30 (Wednesday)
Contract type
- Permanent
Actual salary
- £21,684
What skills and experience we're looking for
Qualifications: Essential: Basic Numeracy and Literacy skills
Qualifications: Desirable: GCSE grade C or above in Maths and English (or equivalent), Appropriate NVQ, First Aid Certificate, Childcare Qualification
Experience: Essential: Working with people. Willingness to undertake various training to effectively support pupils with SEN.
Experience: Desirable: Working within a school or special school, Experience of developing and delivering individual education programmes for children with specific needs
Personal and Professional skills: Essential:
Must be well organised,
Effective communication skills,
Ability to maintain a positive and professional attitude,
Ability to work as part of a team,
Flexible and willing to contribute to the success of the team,
Ability to develop good relations with staff and pupils and the wider school community.
Willingness to carry out personal care routines,
With training, be prepared to implement behavioural strategies
Awareness of principles of safeguarding and willingness to undertake further training.
Personal and Professional skills: Desirable
Ability
to organise and prioritise workload and work on own initiative
Training in personal care
Experience working with behaviour management plan
What the school offers its staff
We offer:
- Highly competitive Local Government Pension Scheme
- An outstanding training programme
- Access to employee wellbeing scheme
- School Direct routes into teaching
- Opportunities for promotion within the school
- Cycle 2 Work
- Smart Schools Benefits (which include Lifestyle Savings, Wellness support, saving scheme for everyday expenses)
Flexible working opportunities
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Please note that we do not accept CVs.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Paddock School
- Organisation type
- Special school, ages 4 to 19
- Size
- 246 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Website
- Paddock School website
- Email address
- recruitment@paddock.wandsworth.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 02088781521
Paddock School is a growing, outstanding and innovative split site school in Tooting, SW17 0DZ and Putney, SW16 6HL.
Paddock is a special place where we put pupil’s interests first in everything we do. We are an Ofsted outstanding and innovative split site special school for pupils aged 4 – 19 with severe learning difficulties. Most of our children also have a diagnosis of autism.
We pride ourselves on the warm, nurturing culture of the school, and staff share a deep commitment to supporting the individual needs of our pupils. Every pupil here is known, understood and nurtured.
Our valued staff are exceptional practitioners who work as part of an extensive multi-disciplinary team of specialists to plan and deliver highly personalised learning opportunities that make learning fun, meaningful and engaging for our pupils.
Our reputation is founded on our high standards, and maintained by our caring, dedicated staff, who create a nurturing and inspirational atmosphere throughout the school. The whole team is enthusiastic and united in their desire to prepare pupils for life beyond Paddock.
To work at Paddock, where the focus is on providing outstanding support and education for pupils with severe learning difficulties and autism,
Arranging a visit to Paddock School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@paddock.wandsworth.sch.uk.
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