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Teaching Assistant

Phoenix School, London, E3 2AD

This job expired on 30 September 2022 – see similar jobs

• Job start date

  1 January 2023

• Closing date

  30 September 2022 at 9am

• Date listed

  13 September 2022

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: No, visa sponsorship not available
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Working pattern:
  • Full time - Working Arrangements: Permanent | Term Time | 32 hours per week 8:45am – 3:30pm (inc. one evening until 4:00pm
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: NJC Scale 3 Point 5-6 £23,838 - £24,270 £18,747 Actual Salary starting from £18,747 Pro-Rata

Teaching Assistant job summary

Phoenix is an outstanding special school that now accommodates 474 pupils across multiple sites, including the newly built Phoenix Upper School. The School is expanding its team to meet the increasing needs of the school, which is a result of substantial growth in pupil numbers in recent years. You will be joining an Outstanding School (Ofsted November 2018) with a strong senior leadership team and committed staff team.

We are currently 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.

Pupils are aged between 3 and 19 and make very good progress with access to a broad, balanced and enriched curriculum. We are accredited National Autistic Society School and have been praised for our creative approach to working with children with autism and with their parents. The school has won a number of awards including the NASEN Parental

Teaching Assistants will:

• 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

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.

The school will provide induction, training and career progression opportunities

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.​

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About Phoenix School

• School type: Special school, ages 3 to 19
• School size: 469 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Phoenix School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: recruitment@phoenix.towerhamlets.sch.uk
• Phone number: 02089804740
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/phoenix-school (opens in new tab)

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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