At a Glance
- Tasks: Support pupils with severe learning difficulties and autism during school hours.
- Company: Watling View is a Good School, dedicated to children with profound learning difficulties.
- Benefits: Enjoy extensive sick pay, a comprehensive healthcare package, and a generous pension provision.
- Other info: Position requires enhanced DBS checks and offers 30 hours per week during term time.
- Why this job: Join a supportive community focused on positive learning behaviour and high expectations.
- Qualifications: Previous experience with special needs children is advantageous; H3 - H4 salary based on qualifications.
The predicted salary is between 13.26 - 13.26 £ per hour.
For ASAP, we are looking to appoint energetic, enthusiastic Teaching Assistants to work with our amazing pupils who have severe learning difficulties (SLD) and profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD) and Autism. Previous experience with special needs children would be an advantage.
H3 - H4 depending on qualifications and experience (from £13.26 per hour). Pro rata salary for term time only is £17,345 - £18,478. 30 hours per week, 38 weeks of the year (school term time only) 9.00am to 3.30pm, except each Wednesday when all staff work until 4.45pm for training and meetings time.
We are proud of our:
- Extraordinary pupils
- Innovative, dedicated staff
- Excellent support and encouragement from Governors and the Senior Leadership Team
- Varied and superb quality professional development (CPD)
- School community that continually strives to improve
- Ethos of focusing on positive learning behaviour and high expectations for all pupils and staff
We will offer you:
- A new starter induction programme
- Membership to Herts Rewards, our employee benefits scheme including discounts and cashback for high street shops and online shopping
- Subscription to our comprehensive Healthcare and Wellbeing package
- A varied and ongoing professional development programme (CPD)
- Extensive sick pay from the 1st day of absence
- Generous pension provision
- Various staff social events during the academic year
- Optional Childcare Vouchers scheme
- Opportunity to earn overtime for working at our after school clubs
- Annual appraisal programme
- Annual Occasional Day
- Free on-site car park
Watling View is a Good School (Ofsted, Apr 2025), catering for the needs of children and young people with severe and profound and multiple learning difficulties (2 to 19 years in age). A significant number of our pupils have autism. We aim to develop and enhance the potential of our pupils through an ethos and philosophy which emphasises that we are all of equal value as members of an interdependent supportive community.
Watling View is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointment to this post is subject to satisfactory clearance of enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks, including the barred lists, as well as all other pre-appointment checks in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (2025).
Please do not send CV’s as only completed application forms will be considered.
Teaching Assistant / Learning Support Assistant - SEN employer: Watling View School
Watling View, located in a supportive community, offers a varied professional development programme and excellent staff support. The school prioritises safeguarding and promotes the welfare of children, ensuring a safe environment for all.
