Teaching Assistant (Scale 4) 33 hrs per week, 39 weeks

Russet House is a supportive, friendly and positive school with highly experienced, motivated and talented staff.  We are now building on our success and opening an additional campus in Edmonton focussing initially on providing places for KS1.  This is a unique opportunity to be an integral part of a new project, helping to create additional provision for children with autism.  We are therefore seeking to recruit Teaching Assistants in order to open the new facility in the spring/ summer term. A full induction and training programme will take place at the main school before the new site is launched and will continue throughout your career at the school.   The successful candidates will need vision, passion, determination and a positive outlook. You will need to be flexible and adaptable to change.

Visits to the school are highly recommended and can be arranged with the school office.

Key benefits

• Be part of a new, exciting project
• Full training programme
• Healthcare programme
• Good transport links
• Join an 'outstanding' school (including leadership and management, Ofsted March 2017)
• Extensive extra-curricular activities with pupils including swimming, horse-riding, educational visits, tennis, trampolining etc.)

Interviews week commencing 15th January 2018

All Schools, PRUs and other Services within Enfield are committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Therefore all employees and workers within Russet House School are expected to share this commitment. Staff are expected to comply with any reasonable request from the Headteacher to undertake work of a similar level that is not specified in this job description. This job description is current at the date shown, but in consultation with you, may be changed to reflect or anticipate changes in the job commensurate with the job title, purpose and grade.