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Position Overview

West Lodge Primary School is looking for full‑time enthusiastic and hard‑working Teaching Assistants to join our supportive staff team. You must be imaginative, enthusiastic, and have excellent organisational, communication and people skills. Graduates who are considering a career in teaching are encouraged to apply – with career progression into teaching a possibility in the future via the teaching apprenticeship route.

Responsibilities

• Have a passion for working with children.
• Be a team player who is able to demonstrate a willingness and ability to accept responsibility.
• Assist with the planning of a range of interesting, age appropriate activities.
• Help create engaging learning environments.
• Have a keen eye for health and safety and safeguarding issues.
• Be proactive, self‑motivated and have an attention for detail.
• Have an outgoing personality which is open and caring towards children.
• Be respectful to each individual child and their learning journey with us and support them in reaching their full potential.
• Build positive relationships with children, parents and colleagues.
• Have a good, professional level of spoken and written English.

Qualifications & Experience

• Having these qualifications would be desirable but not essential: NNEB, NVQ/CACHE Level 3.
• Experience in the following areas is desirable:

• Autism Spectrum Condition – ASC
• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder – ADHD
• Severe Learning Difficulties – SLD
• Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties – PMLD
• Social, Emotional and Mental Health – SEMH
• Experience of de‑escalation techniques
• Picture Exchange Communication (PECS) and Makaton

Employment Details

£21,336.00 Annually (Actual). Harrow Grade G2, Point 8 – £28,524 FTE (£21,336 actual salary), 32.5 hours per week, term time only (39 weeks per year). Permanent, Full time.

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