Job description
We are looking for a caring and committed Teaching Assistants to support our students' educational journey. Your day-to-day assistance will be crucial in providing the help and encouragement students need to thrive in a supportive classroom environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support Learning and Development - Assist classroom teachers to ensure all pupils can access the curriculum, promoting progress, independence, communication, and positive behaviour.
- Provide Personal and Therapeutic Care - Deliver personal care, medical interventions, and individual therapy programmes (e.g., Physio, OT, SaLT, specialist feeding), following care plans and undertaking relevant training.
- Safeguarding and Wellbeing - Promote the safety, health, and wellbeing of pupils at all times, reporting any concerns in line with school safeguarding and Health & Safety procedures.
- Classroom and Resource Support - Prepare classrooms and learning environments, support displays, manage resources, and provide clerical or administrative assistance as required.
Key Requirements:
- GCSEs (or equivalent) in English and Maths, grade 4/C or above
- Proven successful experience of working or caring with children in an educational setting
- Understanding of and commitment to work within the scope of the school’s equal opportunities policy
- Ability to work constructively as part of a team understanding classroom roles and responsibilities and your own position within those responsibilities.
- Commitment to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children
Applications are handled on Teaching Vacancies (GOV.UK).
About this school
Arbour Vale School
Academy special sponsor led · Ages 2–19
- Pupils
- 359
- Avg teacher salary
- £48,116
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 8:1
- Academy trust
- ORCHARD HILL COLLEGE ACADEMY TRUST
Average (mean) teacher salary · DfE School Workforce Census 2024/25
View full school profileOfsted rating key
Not rated= no current Ofsted judgement — typically a new school, a recently-converted academy not yet inspected, or a school type Ofsted doesn’t grade.
Location
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Slough, Slough, SL2 3AE
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- Salary
- Level 4, Point 19 – £22,125.68+ SSA allowance £1,047.89 per annum (FTE £27,767+ SSA allowance £1,315.07 per annum)
- Contract
- Permanent
- Working pattern
- Full time
- Posted
- 4 September 2026
- Closing date
- 25 September 2026
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