Special Needs Teaching Assistant

30 hours per week Term time only (39 weeks)

Would you like to make a real difference to the life chances of young people with Special Educational Needs (SEN)? Are you seeking varied and interesting work in a friendly environment? Would you welcome the challenge of career development and training? Or are you looking for experience in education while considering a career as a teacher?

Garratt Park School is a secondary special school in Earlsfield for students aged 11-19. Students who attend the school have a wide range of SEN. These include Moderate Learning Difficulties (MLD), Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Communication and Interaction difficulties.  

The school has Specialist School Status in Maths and Computing, and has the Inclusion Quality Mark, the ICT Mark and Gold Investors in People.  OfSTED rate the school as outstanding.

An information pack, including a Job Description and Person Specification can be downloaded below. Alternatively an application pack can be found on the Wandsworth Council website https://jobs.richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk/  

For further details please contact Janice Button at the school on 020 8946 5769 or by email: recruitment@garrattpark.wandsworth.sch.uk  

Completed application should be returned to the school either by email, post or fax.

Closing date: 21 February 2018 (at noon) Interview date: 01 March 2018

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

This includes the need to become familiar with school policies immediately upon appointment and to follow the school’s procedures in relation to safeguarding.  

This post is subject to a DBS check. CVs are not accepted.

Garratt Park School Waldron Road, London, SW18 3TB Tel: 020 8946 5769 Fax: 020 8947 5605 Email: recruitment@garrattpark.wandsworth.sch.uk Acting Headteacher: Michael Reeves Current roll: 184