Teaching Assistants
Contract type: Permanent
Work pattern: 36 hours per week, Term time only + five INSET days (39 weeks)
Hours of work: Monday to Thursday, 7:45am to 3:30pm and Friday, 7:45am 3:15pm or Monday to Thursday 7:30am to 3:15pm and Friday 7:30am to 3:00pm.
Salary information: NJC Scale 4 inclusive of Outer London Weighting, Actual starting salary is £25,098 per annum rising annually to £26,576 per annum
Start date: ASAP
The school is also happy to consider part-time applications.
We are looking to appoint teaching assistants to work with our teachers to support the teaching and learning of our SEND students in classes, small groups or individually, including attending to the physical needs of students with disabilities. There will also be opportunities to work with students with autism on a one-to-one basis. Applications are invited from people with a background of working with secondary age students in a learning environment. This is an exciting opportunity to join a fantastic team in the Learning Support Faculty, and to make a significant difference to the lives of our current, and future students.
The successful applicant will:
- Be resourceful and enthusiastic;
- Be able to work as part of a team and enjoy working with students and professionals including specialist therapy providers;
- Be able to demonstrate flexibility;
- Have energy, stamina and a sense of humour.
Why work at Ruislip High School?
- Students and staff treat each other with respect. They share high aspirations which are realised through high expectations of everyone.
- The school has a comprehensive professional development programme tailored to individual needs, from ECT to middle and senior leadership; new staff are supported and guided by highly skilled and experienced colleagues, and by partners in external organisations.
- Staff have a range of opportunities to collaborate and develop their career within the Vanguard Learning Trust.
- Staff are afforded many benefits and rewards as part of the Vanguard Learning Trust’s entitlement package for staff.
- There are excellent transport links with central London, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Berkshire.
In joining Ruislip High School you can expect to work in an environment where teaching and learning is at the heart of everything we do; and where all staff work as a community to support our students to fulfil their potential in line with our school’s motto: from grass roots to reaching for the sky.
If you believe that you can meet our needs and would relish the real demands and rewards of playing a major part in the success of Ruislip High School, we would like to hear from you.
An application form can be downloaded from here or the school’s website
click here where all information about this post and the school can be obtained. Please note that we do not accept CVs.
Applications should be returned to: Justine O’Driscoll, HR Manager, Ruislip High School, Sidmouth Drive, Ruislip, Middlesex HA4 0BY or via email to jodriscoll@ruisliphigh.org.uk.
Closing date: Monday 28th April 2025 at 10.00am
Interview date: Thursday 8th May 2025
Vanguard Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its pupils and expects all those working at the Trust to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020). This means that, while certain older and less serious convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed, any non-protected convictions or cautions must be disclosed and may be considered by employers as part of the recruitment process Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice (click here).
Vanguard Learning Trust is an equal opportunities employer. We strive to achieve a diverse workforce, fully representative of our community and the wider population in the UK. People of colour and minority ethnic staff are under-represented on our staff body. We are keen to attract applicants from a diverse pool of candidates and are determined to be a great employer for all.
Under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, the Public Sector fluency duty requires state funded schools to ensure candidates for their customer facing roles have the necessary standard of spoken English.
