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Teaching Assistant

Job details
Posting date: 07 June 2025
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 10 June 2025
Location: Purley, Surrey, CR8 2XP
Company: Teaching Vacancies
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: c8bc340f-11ac-473c-b44e-78c6726f2a1e-1

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Summary

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for a compassionate individual who is dedicated to helping pupils with SEND thrive academically, socially, and emotionally. The ability to work as part of a team and communicate effectively. To provide support to pupils in their learning, ensuring they have the necessary resources and guidance to engage in educational activities and achieve their full potential.

We are looking for someone who:

• Has some previous experience of working with children with special needs (this is not essential).
• Is enthusiastic, resourceful and understanding when working with children.
• Has a positive outlook and is a good team worker.
• Is able to deliver support programmes in small groups or 1:1 situations, as well as provide support within a whole class situation.
• To support the class teacher/tutor in order to ensure the delivery of a high-quality education for all students
• To provide relevant and appropriate support to students, on an individual or group basis, in order to enable them to access the curriculum as independently as possible

What the school offers its staff

In return our school offers an excellent, inclusive and friendly working environment with the opportunity for continued professional development within the department.

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.

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