Teaching Assistant with Manual Handling Responsibilities

New Oaks Primary School, Woodlands Road.

Oaklands is an outstanding special school serving the London Borough of Hounslow that provides specialist education to students with severe learning difficulties, profound and multiple difficulties and autism. We have a Primary school (New Oaks) and a Secondary school (High Oaks). We are based across two different sites with both our school buildings offering state of the art facilities for our students.

Due to our rapid and continued expansion, we are looking to appoint a highly skilled and enthusiastic Teaching Assistant with Manual Handling responsibilities to work in our Primary School. You must be passionate about working with students with special needs and have previous experience of working in a special school or similar environment. You must be competent with using Makaton signing and symbols for communication and essentially have experience of working with students with autism and complex needs. We believe that all of our students are capable of making outstanding progress and we want to appoint individuals who share our belief. Please refer to the job description and person specification for full details of the role.

We value our employees and offer excellent training and support along with a pension scheme, Employee Assistance Programme and other well-being benefits such as the use of the school Gym at our Gresham Road site. Employees of New Oaks Primary benefit from working within a supportive and friendly team who encourage one another’s professional development

Oaklands is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and anyone applying to work at the school is expected to share this commitment. This position is subject to a satisfactory fully enhanced DBS check and references being received. Social Media checks will be carried out on shortlisted candidates All positions are subject to the satisfactory completion of a 26 working week probation period.

Details of this post are available on the school’s website: www.oaklands.hounslow.sch.uk

Visits to the school are welcome. Please contact Rany Kalsi, HR Manager for an appointment on 0208 560 3569 (opt. 3).

If you believe you have what it takes to excel in this role and would like to join our friendly and supportive team, please complete and email the application form to HR@oaklands.uk.net

Please ensure that you explain clearly in your application how you meet the person specification.

Closing Date: 9am on Thursday 25th May 2023

Interview Date: Tuesday 6th June 2023

Start Date: September 2023

Pay Scale: Hounslow Pay Scale 6 Point 16 to Point 20

Actual Salary: £23,266 to £24,857 per annum

Contract Type: Permanent, term time only

Hours of work: 32.5 hour per week.

8.30 am to 3.30pm Monday to Friday. Plus, one additional hour on a set day per week for curriculum team work.

Induction: The successful candidate will need to attend an essential pre-employment induction on 21st July 2023

CV’s will not be accepted. No agencies please