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Teaching Assistant- Secondary

Robert Clack School, Dagenham, Essex, RM8 1JU

17 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  22 June 2026 at 8am

• Date listed

  5 June 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Working pattern: Part time: 28 hours per week (Monday-Friday, 8.40am – 3.00pm), term-time, permanent
• Contract type: Permanent
• Actual salary: between £20,749 and £21,656 per annum

What skills and experience we're looking for

The successful candidate will be required to have the following skills and experience:

• Relevant experience of working with children with SEND;

• Good levels of literacy and numeracy (minimum grade C/4at GCSE English and Mathematics, or equivalent);

• Good standard of verbal and written communication skills when dealing with pupils, parents, colleagues and visitors;

• Good behaviour management skills;

• Flexibility, patience and a calm demeanour;

• Able to work effectively and professionally as part of a team;

• Able to follow instructions and adhere to all school policies;

• An appreciation and understanding of a school at the heart of the community.

Robert Clack School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Successful applicants must be willing to undergo identity checks, checks with past employers and an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

What the school offers its staff

• Free private healthcare
• Free on-site parking for staff
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Free gym membership at Robert Clack Leisure Centre
• Pension scheme membership
• Access to purchase school lunches on-site

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot 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.

Due to the ongoing expansion of the school, we are seeking to appoint a SEN Teaching Assistant to join our Secondary team. Robert Clack School is split across three sites and is soon to become one of the largest schools in the UK. 

Working as part of the SEN team with teachers and the SEND department, the successful applicant will provide classroom support for pupils with Educational Health Care Plans (EHCPs) and to those with social, emotional and mental health challenges (SEMH)within the mainstream classroom, they will be required to assist pupils who have barriers to learning using school-based intervention strategies and resources, and help them develop their literacy, numeracy, speech and language skills.  In addition, they will encourage pupils to have positive interactions with their peers and staff, whilst becoming independent learners. 

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

Please complete the online application.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Teaching Assistant Recruitment Pack - June 2026.pdf - 241 KB (opens in new tab)

About Robert Clack School

• School type: Local authority maintained schools, Does not apply, ages 3 to 18
• Education phase: All through school
• School size: 3129 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Robert Clack School website
• Email address: eselvon@robertclack.co.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/robert-clack-school

All-through School based over three different sites.

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