Teaching Assistant / Learning Support Assistant - SEN

Watling View School, Sopwell, St. Albans

Teaching Assistant / Learning Support Assistant - SEN

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Watling View School, Sopwell, St. Albans

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 5 days ago, 25 Sep | Get your application in now to be included in the first week's applications.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

Job ref: 510929b4ea1a4b68ad13278ef40f25f6

Location ref: Sopwell, St. Albans

Full Job Description

Teaching Assistant / Learning Support Assistant - SEN at Watling View School

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Job Reference #
EDV/2026/WVS/96395

Location
Watling View, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 2NU

Contract Type
Permanent/Term Time Only

Contract Term
Full-Time

Salary
£17,919.00 - £19,083.00 Annually (FTE)
H3 - H4 Depending on experience and qualifications

Hours Per Week
30

Weeks Per Year
38

Closing Date
Midnight, Fri 9th Oct, 2026

Start Date
ASAP

Positions Available
1

Interview Date(s)
TBA


About this Role

For ASAP, we are looking to appoint energetic, enthusiastic Teaching Assistants to work with our amazing pupils who have severe learning difficulties (SLD) and profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD) and Autism. Previous experience with special needs children would be an advantage.

H3 - H4 depending on qualifications and experience (from £13.70 per hour). FTE salary is £26,427 - £28,153. Pro rata salary for term time only is £17,919 - £19,083.

  • 30 hours per week, 38 weeks of the year (school term time only)
  • 9.00am to 3.30pm, except each Wednesday when all staff work until 4.45pm for training and meetings time

We are proud of our:

  • Extraordinary pupils
  • Innovative, dedicated staff
  • Excellent support and encouragement from Governors and the Senior Leadership Team
  • Varied and superb quality professional development (CPD)
  • School community that continually strives to improve
  • Ethos of focusing on positive learning behaviour and high expectations for all pupils and staff

We will offer you:

  • A new starter induction programme
  • Membership to Herts Rewards, our employee benefits scheme including discounts and cashback for high street shops and online shopping
  • Subscription to our comprehensive Healthcare and Wellbeing package
  • A varied and ongoing professional development programme (CPD)
  • Extensive sick pay from the 1st day of absence
  • Generous pension provision
  • Various staff social events during the academic year
  • Optional Childcare Vouchers scheme
  • Opportunity to earn overtime for working at our after school clubs
  • Annual appraisal programme
  • Annual Occasional Day
  • Free on-site car park

Watling View is a Good School (Ofsted, Apr 2025), catering for the needs of children and young people with severe and profound and multiple learning difficulties (2 to 19 years in age). A significant number of our pupils have autism. We aim to develop and enhance the potential of our pupils through an ethos and philosophy which emphasises that we are all of equal value as members of an interdependent supportive community.

Watling View is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointment to this post is subject to satisfactory clearance of enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks, including the barred lists, as well as all other pre-appointment checks in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (2025).

Please do not send CV's as only completed application forms will be considered.


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For ASAP, we are looking to appoint energetic, enthusiastic Teaching Assistants to work with our amazing pupils who have severe learning difficulties (SLD) and profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD) and Autism. Previous experience with special needs children would be an advantage.

  • H3 - H4 depending on qualifications and experience (from £13.70 per hour). FTE salary is £26,427 - £28,153. Pro rata salary for term time only is £17,919 - £19,083.
  • 30 hours per week, 38 weeks of the year (school term time only)
  • 9.00am to 3.30pm, except each Wednesday when all staff work until 4.45pm for training and meetings time
  • We are proud of our:
  • Extraordinary pupils
  • Innovative, dedicated staff
  • Excellent support and encouragement from Governors and the Senior Leadership Team
  • Varied and superb quality professional development (CPD)
  • School community that continually strives to improve
  • Ethos of focusing on positive learning behaviour and high expectations for all pupils and staff
  • We will offer you:
  • A new starter induction programme
  • Membership to Herts Rewards, our employee benefits scheme including discounts and cashback for high street shops and online shopping
  • Subscription to our comprehensive Healthcare and Wellbeing package
  • A varied and ongoing professional development programme (CPD)
  • Extensive sick pay from the 1st day of absence
  • Generous pension provision
  • Various staff social events during the academic year
  • Optional Childcare Vouchers scheme
  • Opportunity to earn overtime for working at our after school clubs
  • Annual appraisal programme
  • Annual Occasional Day
  • Free on-site car park
  • Watling View is a Good School (Ofsted, Apr 2025), catering for the needs of children and young people with severe and profound and multiple learning difficulties (2 to 19 years in age). A significant number of our pupils have autism. We aim to develop and enhance the potential of our pupils through an ethos and philosophy which emphasises that we are all of equal value as members of an interdependent supportive community.

Direct job link

https://www.jobs24.co.uk/job/teaching-assistant-learning-support-assistant-sen-127463090