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Teaching Assistant - Vision Impairment

Woking High School, Woking, Surrey, GU21 4TJ

This job expired on 20 January 2025 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  20 January 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  9 January 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Working pattern: Part time: 35 hours per week, 8.15am - 3.45pm, Monday to Friday
• Contract type: Fixed term - 1 year
• Actual salary: £21,007 - £23,378

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking to appoint a Special Educational Needs Teaching Assistant to support students with vision impairment. Previous experience working with students with vision impairment would be an advantage, but by no means essential. Experience of working with students with ASD or ADHD would be an advantage but not essential. Knowledge and experience of using Microsoft Word is essential and other IT experience would be beneficial, although training will be given. The successful applicant will be joining an established team of TAs and will be provided with induction training and support.

What the school offers its staff

Woking High School is a high achieving school with Academy status. We have an outstanding team of staff who are all committed to developing our students as individuals. All students are challenged to achieve their best. The Ofsted inspection of December 2019, which judged the school to be good, noted that, ‘Pupils say that the school feels like a family. The curriculum is ambitious and well designed, with strong academic and vocational elements’’.

Woking High School offers excellent benefits to staff including:

- 26 days Holiday (rising to 30 after 5 years).

- Career Progression.

- Local Government Pension Scheme.

- Training and Development Programmes.

- Healthcare Cashback Plan, currently provided by Westfield Health.

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.

Commitment to safeguarding

Woking High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

As part of the requirements of KCSIE, all roles are subject to online checks including Social Media. These are carried out by a 3rd party – https://www.sp-index.com/. By applying for this role, you agree to these checks being carried out and your data being processed by SP-Index. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check.

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About Woking High School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1208 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Woking High School website
• Email address: recruitment@wokinghigh.surrey.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01483 888447
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/woking-high-school-woking

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