13 days remaining to apply

  • Closing date

    27 May 2025 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    23 April 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5

Working pattern

Part time: Working days 08:50 - 15:25 Wednesday fortnightly on site training 15:30 - 16:20

Contract type

Permanent

Hourly rate

£13.69 - £14.36

What skills and experience we're looking for

INTRODUCTION

We are seeking to appoint dynamic, inspirational, highly motivated, resourceful and enthusiastic Teaching Assistants to join our lovely school. Our children have a range of SEND needs and conditions and we will place you with a class with which we think you are most suited. Proven experience of working alongside children with severe and complex learning disabilities is desirable.

THE ROLE

The successful candidate will be working within a skilled and caring team. They will be expected to provide support to individual students, small groups or work in whole class settings. We are a strong, supportive staff team, committed to high standards of delivery. Silverwood School is committed to all aspects of personal development, it is inclusive and seeks to ensure every individual achieves. If you want to work with us then we look forward to hearing from you.

SALARY

Wiltshire Pay scale F9 – F11 £13.69 - £14.36 per hour

Salary at F9 for 30hrs a week approx. £18,417

Start and finish time: 8.50am – 3.25pm

Contracts available

  • 5 days, 30 hours a week with a 40-minute unpaid lunch

All contracts are Term-time plus Inset days. Every contract includes a 25 min a week payment to be used on a fortnightly Wednesday afterschool 50 min training session.



What the school offers its staff

Silverwood School is committed to all aspects of personal development, it is inclusive and seeks to ensure every individual achieves. You will be part of the Wiltshire Council Pension Scheme, Wiltshire Employee Rewards, offered continuous professional development and a comprehensive wellbeing package.

Commitment to safeguarding

Under section 175 of the Education Act 2002, Governing Bodies of maintained schools are required to ensure that their functions are carried out with a view to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. It is vital that schools adopt recruitment and selection procedures that help deter, reject or identify people who might abuse children or are otherwise unsuited to work with them, in order to safeguard children.

Applying for the job

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to Jennieclarke@silverwood.wilts.sch.uk

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About Silverwood School

School type
Special school, ages 4 to 19
School size
453 pupils enrolled
Age range
4 to 19
Ofsted report
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Phone number
01380 850309

Silverwood School is an inspirational and forward thinking maintained special school based in the heart of Wiltshire and spread across three campuses. Our school is dedicated to supporting pupils aged 4-19 years with a wide range of special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

Our mission is to enhance opportunities, enjoyment and empower every pupil to reach their full potential. Our vision is ambitious ‘Building Community; Inspiring Learning’, to create a truly integrated and inclusive system of outstanding education for all young people with SEND needs.

Our inclusive system of excellence will seek to re-balance and improve educational provision for all children and young people with SEND, including those currently in mainstream schools and resource bases or in other alternative provision. Offering local and community-based SEND provision across a wide area from its new inception. It will also deliver high quality training and expertise to a wide range of SEND settings across the county.

Arranging a visit to Silverwood School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email Jennieclarke@silverwood.wilts.sch.uk.

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