Teaching Assistant

Winchmore School, London, N21 3HS

14 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  2 October 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  18 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £23,613.00 - £23,951.00 Annually (Actual)

Teaching Assistant job summary

32.5 hours per week - 39 weeks per year, term time only Scale 3: Actual salary range £23,613 to £23,951 p.a. (includes 2.5 hrs per week either over lunchtime or after school)

Hours: 8.15am to 3.15pm (or 4:30pm for after school activity 1 day per week) Mondays to Fridays

We are seeking enthusiastic and empathetic individuals to support students across the curriculum who face diverse barriers to learning. You will work both within the classroom and with small intervention groups to provide targeted support for learners on the Special Educational Needs (SEN) register, including those with Education Healthcare Plans (EHCPs).

The successful candidate will ideally have experience working with vulnerable learners and those with social, emotional, and mental health (SEMH) needs. We are committed to staff growth and provide excellent professional development opportunities for all.

Contract: 1-year fixed term. Requirements: Enhanced DBS disclosure.

Enhanced DBS disclosure is required for appointment to this post

Early Applications are encouraged, we reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date.

All schools in Enfield are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and anyone applying to work in our schools is expected to share this commitment

The post you are applying for is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and applicants will be required to declare any convictions, cautions, reprimands and warnings that are not ‘protected’ [as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020)].

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

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

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 Winchmore School

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1859 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Winchmore School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/winchmore-school

Winchmore is a successful, oversubscribed, multicultural comprehensive school situated in a leafy part of North London. Deemed Good by OFSTED in November 2016 and October 2013

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