Teaching Assistant
Paddock School, London, SW15 5RT353 days remaining to apply
Closing date
3 December 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
6 December 2024
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)
Contract type
- Permanent
Actual salary
- £20,502.00
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
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.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@paddock.wandsworth.sch.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Paddock School
- School type
- Special school, ages 4 to 19
- School size
- 217 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Paddock School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@paddock.wandsworth.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 02088781521
Paddock School is a growing, outstanding and innovative split site school in Roehampton and Putney for pupils with moderate to severe learning difficulties with autism or severe of complex learning difficulties. We currently have over 200 pupils on roll with approximately 180 staff.
We pride ourselves on the warm, nurturing culture of the School and staff share a deep commitment to supporting the individual needs of pupils; every pupil here is known, understood and nurtured. The Assistant Headteacher must champion this philosophy and also possess stamina, mental agility and an approachable, positive outlook. Exemplary inter-personal skills are essential.
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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