Teaching Assistant- Secondary
| Posting date: | 06 June 2026 |
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| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 22 June 2026 |
| Location: | Dagenham, Essex, RM8 1JU |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | c2ded691-24a7-4338-a113-524bc827a020 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
The successful candidate will be required to have the following skills and experience:
• Relevant experience of working with children with SEND;
• Good levels of literacy and numeracy (minimum grade C/4at GCSE English and Mathematics, or equivalent);
• Good standard of verbal and written communication skills when dealing with pupils, parents, colleagues and visitors;
• Good behaviour management skills;
• Flexibility, patience and a calm demeanour;
• Able to work effectively and professionally as part of a team;
• Able to follow instructions and adhere to all school policies;
• An appreciation and understanding of a school at the heart of the community.
Robert Clack School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Successful applicants must be willing to undergo identity checks, checks with past employers and an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
What the school offers its staff
• Free private healthcare
• Free on-site parking for staff
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Free gym membership at Robert Clack Leisure Centre
• Pension scheme membership
• Access to purchase school lunches on-site
Further details about the role
Due to the ongoing expansion of the school, we are seeking to appoint a SEN Teaching Assistant to join our Secondary team. Robert Clack School is split across three sites and is soon to become one of the largest schools in the UK.
Working as part of the SEN team with teachers and the SEND department, the successful applicant will provide classroom support for pupils with Educational Health Care Plans (EHCPs) and to those with social, emotional and mental health challenges (SEMH)within the mainstream classroom, they will be required to assist pupils who have barriers to learning using school-based intervention strategies and resources, and help them develop their literacy, numeracy, speech and language skills. In addition, they will encourage pupils to have positive interactions with their peers and staff, whilst becoming independent learners.
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.
The successful candidate will be required to have the following skills and experience:
• Relevant experience of working with children with SEND;
• Good levels of literacy and numeracy (minimum grade C/4at GCSE English and Mathematics, or equivalent);
• Good standard of verbal and written communication skills when dealing with pupils, parents, colleagues and visitors;
• Good behaviour management skills;
• Flexibility, patience and a calm demeanour;
• Able to work effectively and professionally as part of a team;
• Able to follow instructions and adhere to all school policies;
• An appreciation and understanding of a school at the heart of the community.
Robert Clack School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Successful applicants must be willing to undergo identity checks, checks with past employers and an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
What the school offers its staff
• Free private healthcare
• Free on-site parking for staff
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Free gym membership at Robert Clack Leisure Centre
• Pension scheme membership
• Access to purchase school lunches on-site
Further details about the role
Due to the ongoing expansion of the school, we are seeking to appoint a SEN Teaching Assistant to join our Secondary team. Robert Clack School is split across three sites and is soon to become one of the largest schools in the UK.
Working as part of the SEN team with teachers and the SEND department, the successful applicant will provide classroom support for pupils with Educational Health Care Plans (EHCPs) and to those with social, emotional and mental health challenges (SEMH)within the mainstream classroom, they will be required to assist pupils who have barriers to learning using school-based intervention strategies and resources, and help them develop their literacy, numeracy, speech and language skills. In addition, they will encourage pupils to have positive interactions with their peers and staff, whilst becoming independent learners.
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.