SEND Teaching Assistant

Teaching Assistant SEND - Severe LD, PMLD, Autism

Part-Time - 29.75 hours per week (Daily from 8.55am-3.20pm and 8.45am start on a Wednesday). Part-Time Full Days may be considered.
Surrey scale WA3 - actual starting salary for 5 days per week, term time only (plus 5 INSET days): £16,819.  (FTE £23,662 - £25,356)
Start date: September 2025

Clifton Hill School is a lively, friendly, successful school for students aged 11 to 19 years with severe and profound multiple learning difficulties. Many of our students have additional diagnoses and complex needs. Independence and preparation for adulthood is at the heart of everything we do and we work hard to ensure that our students are well prepared for their lives after education.

Clifton Hill School has high expectations of its students and staff and has a commitment to promoting equality of opportunity and excellence for all. All staff can be assured of a kind, caring and nurturing environment and a friendly, supportive team. There are good opportunities for staff training, CPD and career development. Our staff all benefit from a comprehensive package of benefits and wellbeing services including generous pension scheme, shopping discounts and access to our health & lifestyle support scheme.

We are looking for enthusiastic, flexible and energetic teaching assistants who are willing to work throughout the school to support our teachers in securing high quality learning and life skills achievement. You will be conscientious, willing to learn new skills, fit and motivated, and keen to work as part of a team. Experience of working with children/adults with learning difficulties or in a care environment is useful, although a desire to improve the life outcomes for our young people is most important and full training will be provided. The role includes working with young people with challenging behaviour, so physical and emotional resilience is required.  

Please apply as soon as possible as applications with be considered as soon as they are received, and interviews will be held on a rolling basis.   We reserve the right to close applications if the roles are filled.

Clifton Hill school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, governors and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check, health check and other safer recruitment checks, including online searches.  Applications will only be accepted on our application form. CV's will not be considered.  No agencies please