Sherwood Foundation School
Swimming Changing Assistant - Sherwood Park campus
Salary: NJC, Grade 4/5, Point 7-15, Pro-rata £8,461 - £9,494, FTE
£30,288 - £33,987
Contract type: Permanent, 12 hours per week, 38 weeks per year, Term Time only
Start Date: As soon as possible
Closing date: Wednesday 12th November 2025
Sherwood Foundation School is a Foundation Special School located in the London Borough of Sutton and made up of three campuses:
Sherwood Park Campus: This is a specialist school for learners aged 3 - 19 years who have severe, multiple and complex learning difficulties and/or disabilities. This includes learners who have highly complex access needs resulting from their physical and/or health conditions. All learners require high levels of adult support to access learning.
Sherwood Hill Campus: This is a specialist school for autistic learners aged 3 - 19 years who have multiple and complex barriers to learning, requiring high levels of support to access education and learning around their peers. Many of our learners may also have severe learning difficulties and /or struggle to maintain a regulated state for learning.
Sherwood Manor Campus: This is a specialist school primarily for Autistic learners aged 11 - 19 years who have moderate to severe barriers to learning. Most of our pupils can access a highly adapted formal learning environment with high levels of adult support. Some of our learners struggle to deal with the demands of an adult led learning environment so may need a highly individualised learning offer to meet their academic potential.
We have high aspirations for all our pupils and we pride ourselves on putting the children at the centre of everything we do. Our curriculum ensures that our pupils, who come from a wide range of backgrounds, have exceptional opportunities to excel and access exciting opportunities in school, and beyond school, to develop their physical, social and emotional well-being.
We are looking for a Swimming Changing Assistant to join our Sherwood Park Campus who has a passion for enabling pupils to achieve their aspirations, outcomes and targets in their learning journey, working towards a successful transition into adulthood.
Experience of supporting students in an educational environment, including those with special educational needs is desirable, but we have lots of experience supporting staff to do well from all sorts of backgrounds. Most importantly we are looking for the right person who can demonstrate a respect and ambition for our pupils– we look forward to hearing from you!
Closing Dates for Applications: Wednesday 12th November 2025
Interviews: Week commencing Monday 17th November 2025
Sherwood Foundation School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced Level Disclosure.
Sherwood Foundation School is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and supportive workplace for all.
