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Job Title: Higher Level Teaching Assistant 

Borough: Barking and Dagenham 

Salary: £28,456 - £30,000 per annum 

Start date: September 2024

Smart Teachers are recruiting on behalf of an excellent Special Needs School based in Dagenham. They are looking for a Higher Level Teaching Assistant with relevant experience to support pupils with ASD (Autistic Spectrum Disorder).

In the role of Higher Level Teaching Assistant, you will play a pivotal role in supporting teaching and learning across the school. Working closely with teachers and school leadership, you will take on a diverse range of responsibilities, including delivering lessons, providing targeted support to students, and contributing to the overall development of a positive and inclusive learning environment. This position offers an exciting opportunity for an experienced teaching assistant to take on additional responsibilities and make a significant impact on the educational experience of our students.

The School is a mainstream secondary school however supports students with complex, low incidence special educational needs. They are a well-established and very experienced local provider of quality specialised education provision and cater for young people with complex conditions.

The desired Higher Level Teaching Assistant will:

• Have a kind, caring, and compassionate nature which is used to plan and deliver inclusive, fun, and inspiring lessons
• Have experience with pupils with ASD
• Have proven experience as a Teaching Assistant, with a demonstrated ability to lead
• lessons and support diverse learning needs.

As a Higher Level Teaching Assistant and part of our team, you benefit from: 

• Excellent daily rates paid using the PAYE system. 
• Guaranteed pay scheme (subject to availability). 
• Social and networking events.
• Pension contributions. 
• CPD to help with your professional development.
• Access to a dedicated consultant.

We are a market-leading education supply agency committed to the development of young people. With branches across the country, we are an employer of choice for high quality educators. 

The Edwin Group is a Top 10 UK-employer in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2023. Rated as 'Excellent' by our staff in all categories and recognised as having industry leading and world-class levels of employee engagement across the Group.

We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community. 

How to apply

Apply today via this website, or for more information about this role and other opportunities call us on (phone number removed) or email your cv to (url removed) 

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