Lead Teaching Assistant

Working hours - 08:00 - 16:00, with 48 minutes lunch break
Full time - 36 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Term time only: 39 Weeks
Start date: 1st September 2022 

Be part of an enthusiastic and skilled team that is committed to making a positive difference to the lives of the pupils and their families; in an innovative special school for children and young people with learning difficulties, Autism and/or complex needs.

Paddock is a popular, outstanding split site school, known for our excellent internal training programme to develop all staff to be experts.  Because of our substantial growth, we have several opportunities for 

Lead Teaching Assistants at our school.

The successful candidates will demonstrate excellent interpersonal relationships and be proud to work in a school that has the vision to Nurture, Inspire and Transform Lives.  

You should be: -

• Committed to putting pupils first and helping them to reach their potential;

• A team player;

• Keen to contribute to school life

We offer: - 

• An outstanding training programme 

• A variety of career pathways 

• Opportunities for promotion within the school

• Opportunities to work with a multi-disciplinary team

• Access to employee wellbeing scheme 

• School Direct routes into teaching 

We invest in our staff and offer opportunities for Training and Development and are very supportive in staff development and offer a range of benefits and provide a Pension Scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, Cycle to Work Scheme, Season Ticket Loan, Eye Care Vouchers and Enhanced Employee Benefits Scheme. 

We welcome visits to the school. Please contact recruitment@paddock.wandsworth.sch.uk  to arrange a suitable time and date.

An information pack, including a Job Description and Person Specification can be downloaded below or from the Wandsworth Council website https://jobs.richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk/ 

For any further details, please contact the school by email recruitment@paddock.wandsworth.sch.uk 

Completed applications should be returned to the school either by email recruitment@paddock.wandsworth.sch.uk  or posted to the Upper School addressed for the attention of the HR Advisor.

Closing date: Friday 8th July 2022

Interview dates: We advise the candidates to apply as soon as possible and reserve the right to interview before the closing date and the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

Paddock School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  

All posts are subject to an Enhanced DBS check.

Please note that we do not accept CVs.

Paddock Lower and Middle School
St Margaret’s Crescent
Putney
SW15 6HL
Tel: 020 8788 5648
Head of Lower School:  Deborah Dockery
Head of Middle School:  Lynette Martyn
Executive Headteacher: Sarah Santos
Website: https://www.paddock.wandsworth.sch.uk/ 

Paddock Upper School & Sixth Form
Priory Lane
Roehampton
SW15 5RT
Tel: 020 8878 1521
Acting Heads of School:  Nerys Evans & Frances Young
Executive Headteacher: Sarah Santos
Website: https://www.paddock.wandsworth.sch.uk/