Teaching Assistant

West Lodge Primary School, Pinner, Middlesex, HA5 1AF

7 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1st September 2026

• Closing date

  13 July 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  6 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £21,336.00 Annually (Actual) Harrow Grade G2, Point 8 – £28,524 FTE (£21,336 actual salary), 32.5 hours per week, term time only (39 weeks per year)

Teaching Assistant job summary

West Lodge Primary School is looking for full time enthusiastic and hard-working Teaching Assistants to join our supportive staff team. You must be imaginative, enthusiastic, and have excellent organisational, communication and people skills.

Graduates who are considering a career in teaching are encouraged to apply - with career progression into teaching a possibility in the future via the teaching apprenticeship route.

The successful applicant will be required to:

• Have a passion for working with children.
• Having these qualifications would be desirable but not essential: - NNEB,NVQ/CACHE Level 3
• Be a team player who is able to demonstrate a willingness and ability to accept responsibility.
• Assist with the planning of a range of interesting, age appropriate activities.
• Help create engaging learning environments.
• Have a keen eye for health and safety and safeguarding issues.
• Be proactive, self-motivated and have an attention for detail.
• Have an outgoing personality which is open and caring towards children.
• Be respectful to each individual child and their learning journey with us and support them in reaching their full potential.
• Build positive relationships with children, parents and colleagues.
• Have a good, professional level of spoken and written English.

Experience in the following areas is desirable: Autism Spectrum Condition - ASC; Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - ADHD; Severe Learning Difficulties - SLD; Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties - PMLD; Social, Emotional and Mental Health - SEMH; Experience of de-escalation techniques; Picture Exchange Communication (PECS) and Makaton.

West Lodge Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check and all relevant pre-employment checks.

West Lodge Primary School is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone is valued and respected.

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

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this. Any offer of employment will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, including enhanced DBS clearance, social media checks and references.

West Lodge is an equal opportunities employer.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About West Lodge Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 642 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: West Lodge Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/west-lodge-primary-school

West Lodge Primary School is a welcoming, caring and high achieving three form entry school in the heart of the vibrant, exciting community of Pinner. We have 648 pupils on roll and the school has an excellent reputation within the local community. The school has recently undergone a specialist expansion – with a specialist provision for pupils on the autistic spectrum.
We are a friendly, dynamic, creative and inclusive school with all children’s needs at the forefront of our practice. At West Lodge we thrive on challenge, think creatively and have a strong learning culture.

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