Teaching Assistants
15hrs/week: Monday-Friday, 11am to 2pm (Term-time only) Salary range: £25,989-£27,254 (FTE 37 hours) £9,102 pa (actual salary)
Our school meets the needs of 289 pupils with special needs including ADHD, autism, speech, language and communication difficulties and social & emotional difficulties. Re-awarded in March 2024, Two Rivers High School is an Outstanding School for pupils with Special Educational Needs.
Purpose of the role
You’ll be working with children and young people with a range of special educational needs – to help them learn, develop their abilities and raise their self-esteem. The role will also include supervision of pupils during the lunchtime break. It can be a tough journey, but the positive steps forward will make up for it. As a Teaching Assistant at Two Rivers High School, you will get all the support you need to succeed, from teaching staff, SLT, in-house specialists and therapy professionals. Your colleagues will be the best at what they do, the school environment will be well resourced, and we will be supporting you to help you to build a rewarding career. Due to expansion, Two Rivers High School are looking to recruit Teaching Assistant posts to join our excellent team on either a temporary or permanent basis, term time only. Required to start as soon as possible.
Key Requirements
NVQ3 or equivalent qualification and experience of working with children with Special Educational Needs.
We are looking for someone who:
* Has high standards and expectations of themselves and the children.
* Is creative, enthusiastic and has a positive ‘can do’ approach.
* Enjoys working collaboratively as part of a dedicated, hardworking team.
* Has excellent interpersonal skills.
We can offer:
* A welcoming, stimulating and supportive environment.
* A focus on staff well-being with staff social events and well-being counsellor.
* A well established and supportive induction programme for all staff.
* Continuing Professional Development.
* Local Government Pension Scheme.
* My Staff Shop: employee benefits scheme (including GP & wellbeing).
* Excellent resources, programs and technology to support learning in school.
* A highly professional team who would welcome you on board.
* A large and expanding school with high standards and an ambitious desire to better the lives of our pupils and impact further on our wider community.
Interested in joining us?
Our young people deserve the best possible future and we feel the same about our team. We look forward to meeting interested candidates and strongly encourage you to visit the school. To arrange a visit please telephone the School Office on 01827 426124.
Closing Date for applications: 8th October 2025.
Interviews will take place week commencing: 13th October 2025.
To apply for this position please download the application form below and returndirectly to the Bursar: recruitment-high@tworiversschool.net.
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The position is subject to a criminal records check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) which will require you to disclose details of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form. In addition, for shortlisted candidates an online search (including social media) will be conducted as part of schools’ due diligence in line with KCSIE (Keeping Children Safe in Education).
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