Job Description
Teaching Assistant
* Location: Smallfield, Surrey
* Salary: £12.99 - £13.89 per hour (£23,210 - £24,818 actual salary dependent on qualifications) Plus £1000 Welcome bonus*
* Hours: 40 hours per week, Term Time only
* Start Date: September 2025
Reed Education are working with an SEN school based in Smalfield Surrey with their recruitment for an SEN teaching assistant. This role would be to support students aged 7-11 with communication and social interaction difficulties, typically associated with Autism. They are seeking a compassionate and motivated Teaching Assistant to enhance their learning environment.
Day-to-Day Responsibilities:
* Establish a warm, caring, and supportive relationship with pupils to help them feel safe and enjoy their learning experience.
* Promote and encourage independence and personal development among students.
* Support the Class Teacher in the daily operations of the class.
* Adapt to the varying and changing needs of the school, including some physical intervention as needed (full training provided).
* Promote pupils’ cognitive, social, emotional, behavioural, physical development, and spiritual well-being.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
* GCSE Maths and English qualification minimum Grade 4 or equivalent.
* Level 2 or 3 Teaching Assistant Qualification (desirable but not essential).
* Experience working in a special school environment is highly desirable.
* Team TEACH Training (desirable).
Benefits:
* Life assurance.
* Enhanced pension scheme.
* Welcome bonus payable in 2 payments: 50% following successful completion of probation and 50% after one year of service.
* Perkbox - offering high street discounts.
* Employee assistance programme.
* Car lease scheme.
* Fully funded training and qualifications.
* Bike to work scheme.
* Free membership to our Health cash back plan - Claim back money on services such as dental, optical, physio, and many more.
How to Apply:
Please click apply - if suitable, you will then be required to complete. If you need any assistance or would like more information, please contact Fern Blendell at Reed Education.
Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.