Teaching Assistant SEND
Chestnut Park Primary School, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 2UR14 days remaining to apply
Job start date
22 May 2025
Closing date
6 June 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
22 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Part time, full time
Contract type
- Casual
Full-time equivalent salary
- £17,799.88 to £19,146.86 (DOE)
Teaching Assistant SEND job summary
Chestnut Park are seeking a caring and committed 1:1 Learning Support Assistant with experience in supporting children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and speech, language and communication needs. This role requires someone with a strong understanding of how to adapt learning and communication strategies to meet individual needs, helping to create an inclusive and supportive learning environment where all children can thrive.
Your Opportunity
Chestnut Park is proud of being an “Outstanding” School and our inclusive and creative approach to learning and holistic development for all children. Through our ever-developing globally diverse curriculum we enable all children to be successful and enjoy building on evidence led practice on our journey to excellence.
This is a rewarding opportunity to play a key role in supporting the educational and personal development of a child with special educational needs. The successful candidate will assist in delivering tailored learning programmes, adapting resources to meet individual needs, and working collaboratively with the class teacher to assess progress and contribute to planning. This role also includes delivering interventions, supporting life skills development, and building strong, professional relationships with parents and wider staff teams to ensure the child receives consistent and high-quality support.
What we are looking for
- A good standard of education, including GCSEs (or equivalent) in English and Maths
- A relevant qualification such as NVQ Level 2 in Supporting Teaching and Learning (or equivalent)
- Experience supporting children’s learning in a school or educational setting
- Strong communication skills and the ability to build positive relationships with children and staff
- Confident using IT to support learning and maintain accurate records
- Ability to motivate and engage children using a range of strategies
- Organised, with good time management and the ability to prioritise tasks
- Professional, trustworthy, and committed to maintaining confidentiality
- Passionate about making a positive difference in children’s lives
- A clear understanding of safeguarding and the ability to uphold professional boundaries at all times
About Chestnut Park Primary School, part of the Chalklands Cluster
Our School sits within an established cluster of Primary schools, overseen by a Regional Director. Along with , our cluster includes the following other schools; Chestnut Park Primary School, Whyteleafe Primary School, Warlingham Village Primary School, Marden Lodge Primary School, and Hillcroft Primary School .
This is an exciting opportunity to work collaboratively with colleagues across this cluster, to share expertise and experience, ensuring all children in our schools receive an excellent education and reach their potential. It also provides opportunities for career progression across the cluster and gives you the chance to further your professional development.
Join the GLF Schools Community
As a part of GLF Schools, you will join a community of staff dedicated to transforming education. With regular progression discussions, there will be a wealth of opportunities for you to grow your career, whether in one of our 43 academies or in our central team.
- A growing Multi Academy Trust with over 2,000 colleagues and over 17,000 pupils
- Founded upon the values of Respect, Inclusivity, Integrity and Kindness
- 43 primary and secondary schools across 7 Local Authority areas across the south of England
- We work as a community whilst ensuring each school maintains its own unique identity
- Committed to ensuring all children and young people receive the best possible education
GLF Schools Employment Offer
GLF Schools has a generous employment offer, which allows all our colleagues to Grow, Learn and Flourish
- Access to our highly competitive Local Government Pension Scheme
- Flexible working options
- Generous holiday allowance
- Work life and family friendly policies
- Employee wellbeing initiatives
- Access to a staff benefits portal
- Community and collaboration working model
The Details
Start Date: ASAP or Sept 2025
Pay Scale: GLF Associate 2 - £22,918.66 to £24,653 (dependent on experience)
Actual Salary: £17,799.88 to £19,146.86 (dependent on experience)
Contract type: Temporary
Hours: 32.5hrs per week - term time only
Closing Date:
Interview date:
Commitment to safeguarding
GLF Schools recognises its moral and statutory responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of all children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Each GLF School has a Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL), contact details are published on each school website. The school DSL is the person responsible for all safeguarding within that school.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Chestnut Park Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 606 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Chestnut Park Primary School website
Welcome to Chestnut Park Primary School
Thank you for expressing an interest in Chestnut Park Primary School, the first of GLF Schools within Croydon.
Thank you for visiting our website. I would like to wish you a warm welcome to Chestnut Park Primary School where the children's well-being is at the core of all we do and we strive to provide the best education.
We are a three-form entry primary school in the heart of Croydon, catering for children aged between 4 and 11. This year we will be at full capacity and will be welcoming our first year 6.
At Chestnut Park we have a passionate and dedicated team of staff who make great efforts to support the children to achieve their full potential by ensuring they are inspired by what they are learning. This is underpinned by an innovative tailored-made curriculum that has been created to engage, excite, and inspire the children. It gives them the opportunities and experiences, and teaches them a range of skills and knowledge to reinforce their love and passion for learning.
We are incredibly proud of our children at Chestnut Park and delighted to say that our children see our school as a safe place to be. Somewhere where they feel happy and valued. We continue to believe in setting the highest possible standards in everything we do, ensuring our children can be the best they can be through the embedded school values of: self-control, tolerance, respect, awareness of others, no one left out and growing friendships.
In June 2018 we were proud to be judged as OUTSTANDING in our Ofsted inspection - a true reflection of our tireless commitment to the children and their education journey.
At Chestnut Park Primary School, we believe in working with the local community to ensure school is a place 'where children grow, learn and flourish together'. This ethos is embedded within our vision, values and aims. A whole school focus on language development ensures our children make good progress throughout their time at Chestnut Park. If you are looking for a reception school place for 2021, please do contact our school where you will receive a warm welcome from our staff and children.
I hope our website gives you an insight into Chestnut Park that shows you just some of the exciting things we offer our children.
Hayley Lewis
Head of School
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