Teaching Assistant- SEN Support

Ardleigh Green Junior School, Hornchurch, Essex, RM11 2SP

15 days remaining to apply

Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
3 December 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
18 November 2025

Job details

Job role: Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship: Skilled Worker visas can be sponsored
Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern: Full time: 32.5 hours per week, 39 weeks per year
Contract type: Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary: Grade 1/2 Spinal Point 2-5 Actual: £21,888 - £22,830

What skills and experience we're looking for

Teaching Assistant- SEN Support

32.5 hours per week, 39 weeks per year

Our mission is to ‘inspire learners and change lives’ – and that includes our staff. We want to empower our teams so pupils are ready to be kind, confident and impactful world citizens. To help us, we wish to appoint an experienced and high calibre Teaching Assistant to work with our SEND students.

We are looking to appoint someone with the following skills:

Has an NVQ 2/3 qualification in Primary Education
Is an excellent team player
Has a calm, patient personality, who is highly organised and flexible
Someone who has the ability to engage and motivate pupils and can creatively differentiate learning for pupils with SENs where necessary
Someone who has previous experience of working with children with ASD and is familiar with the use of PECS and delivery of ‘Attention Autism’, ‘TACPAC’ and ‘Intensive Interaction’.
An enthusiastic, highly committed and flexible individual with excellent interpersonal skills and patience
Someone who is committed to working as a member of a team, and also shows initiative to work independently

Closing date: 3rd December 2025, 12pm

If you would like more information on our school, please visit our website: https://ardleighgreenjun.org.uk/

For further information about this role, please email Mrs P Broadmore at PBroadmore@elatschools.co.uk.

If you have any queries about the recruitment process and compliance please contact Miss J White at jwhite@elatschools.co.uk.

Ardleigh Green School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all students; therefore, all successful applicants will be required to undergo pre-employment checks, including an online social media check, satisfactory references and an Enhanced DBS check.

Please find our policies here: Key Information – https://ardleighgreenjun.org.uk/key-information/

Early applications are appreciated as interviews will be arranged as and when suitable applications are received.

We reserve the right to commence or complete the recruitment process prior to the closing date.

We do not accept applications via agencies.

What the school offers its staff

In return, we offer:

High quality professional development
Supportive and friendly colleagues
Flexible working opportunities
Staff assistance programme including virtual GP appointments, counselling service, legal services
Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
Cycle to work scheme

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.

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.

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.