Witherslack Group
Teaching Assistant
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Teaching Assistant
Teaching Assistant – SEND Specialism (Luxborough Court School)
Position: Up to £33,066 + excellent benefits
About Witherslack Group & This Role
Those huge small victories—the little wins that make a real difference to young people’s lives—are the heart of what we celebrate at Witherslack Group. Every step forward, whether completing a task, sitting through a lesson, or building confidence, adds up to transformation. Our role as Teaching Assistants is to support children and young people with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Social Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs, complex learning needs, ADHD, or speech and language difficulties.
You’ll bring resilience, dedication, and passion for creating positive change, knowing that every effort contributes to pride-worthy growth—both for the young people you support and for you as their ally.
Get out what you put in: Working here means more than just a job—it’s a fulfilling career built on support, collaboration, and real impact. Our Prophet models for young people seamlessly align with our approach to nurturing exceptional teams: inclusion, authenticity, and compassion.
About the School: Luxborough Court – A Purpose-Built Learning Environment
Witherslack Group takes pride in delivering education in world-class settings. Luxborough Court School serves 150 pupils aged 5–19 with extensive resources to enhance learning, invited self-expression, and invite individuality.
Our site is a:
- Bespoke football club training facility (premiership level standards) with a sports hall and changing rooms
- (State-of-the-art) 6th form suite to support academic and vocational progression
- Specialist therapeutic spaces for personalised support
- Thriving gardens and playgrounds, including:
- Central courtyard garden
- Dedicated junior and secondary playgrounds
- Multi-use games area
- A valley of well-being: outdoor learning spaces, sensory gardens, and accessible Hammock Haven—where young people thrive in a space that feels landscapes for the soul
The school is within excellent transport links—Chigwell Station offers Central Line access to London and Essex within 5 minutes’ walk. The location is also ideal for M11 Junction 4 road travel.
What We Offer You
You’ll be joining a thriving, progressive team where every role earns equal importance—and where impact is celebrated. Here’s what you’ll receive in return for your dedication:
Truly Exceptional Benefits & Reward
- Competitive Salary: Up to £33,066 (starting pay HSA Band 5/Band 6 depending on quals/experience)
- Training & Development:
- Comprehensive full induction and on-the-job training
- Pathways to headship and leadership—our leaders frequently advance from within
- Support for Growth:
- Access to private sector medical cover (e.g. opticians, dentists)
- Employee assistance programmes with mental health and counselling support
- High-street discounts and partner organisation benefits
- Insights & Flexibility:
- Access to contributory pension (up to 5% matched by the employer)
- Networking and Recognition:
- A recommend-a-friend scheme, offering £1,000 bonuses per referral
- Health & Wellbeing:
- Physical, mental health, and nutrition workshops
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Our Values in Practice
Witherslack Group lives by inclusion, neurodiversity pride, diversity and belonging. Nurturing every young person’s individuality begins with a team that reflects that sense of empathy and belonging: our workforce here draws from and thrives on varied backgrounds, cultures, and neurodiverse strengths. You are more than just a Teaching Assistant—you’re a community-shaper, interconnected to our pupils through shared purpose.
Key Responsibilities
As a Teaching Assistant in this specialised environment, you’ll:
- Provide one-on-one and group support for children with SEND, including ASD, ADHD, SEMH and communication needs
- Help develop academic, social, and life skills while fostering self-confidence and emotional resilience
- Work closely with a multidisciplinary team of teachers, counselling therapists, speech and language therapists, and behavioural specialists to implement personalised programmes
- Promote nurturing, high-quality relationships to foster a sense of safety and belonging
- Encourage personal achievements, large and small—our "huge small victories"—celebrating efforts that contribute to progress
- Help to provide daily structure around fun, exploratory learning and engaged, achievable challenges
- Monitor progress against learning outcomes and support collaborative sessions evaluating support needs
- Return to training if required (based on professional development plans) in line with company models
Requirements for the Role
Essential Criteria
✅ Genuine enthusiasm to:
- Enable success for SEND pupils, bridging gaps between potential and self-belief
- Work constructively with multidisciplinary education teams (therapists, senior teaching staff) ✅ Patience and adaptability to:
- Navigate challenges in boardroom-like or classroom-like settings, sharing care and fascination for mark-making, conversation-building, and life precision tasks
✅ Ability to support a pupil’s transition through different mediums with confidence—whether that is art-based, music-based—or sports physio-structured interventions
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✅ Core skills: Reading comprehension and written communication are a must to consolidate notes, observe progress, and contribute actively to personal education plans.
Experience & Qualifications Preferred
✔ Experience working in supportive or educational environments with children or young people (prior teaching assistant roles, nursery settings, therapy teams, or care settings would be advantageous) ✔ Understanding of SEND-specific needs or formal disaster plan experience would be highly beneficial, but is not prerequisite—training will be provided ✔ Level 2/3 Teaching Assistant qualification, Level 6 Diploma in SEN, or any post-secondary credentials supporting SEND-care considered a bonus
Why We Are Distinctively Inclusive
Eligibility: Witherslack Group values diverse identities and lived experiences. Our most meaningful transformations arise precisely through compassionate exchange of varied backgrounds and the role you bring to our team.
Safeguarding Commitment: We provide an enhanced DBS check (covered by us) and uphold the highest standards in child safety. We work with families and children with care creeds to help create lifelong sustainability for pupils.
Accessibility: We respect that recruitment is a journey. If you’d like secondary adjustments during application processes or in the workplace to thrive, please let us know immediately—we’re here to support that.
Take the Next Step
Our teams thrive because they are driven, are loyal partners in growth—and because they do what we say. They commit to making a lasting difference, knowing that even the smallest step forward compounds into monumental wins.
Flexibility here means that at Witherslack Group, each win is yours too.
Ready to connect, contribute, and celebrate? Join our community of supportive innovators.
🔗 View more information about our specialist schools and careers here → witherslackgroup.org
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Mission Statement
"Witherslack joins together as part of a consortium of leaders in SEND. We celebrate celebrating diversity in fascinating ways—whether through athleticism, art, concert stages, or academic rigours. Our promise: to champion each individual’s potential as uniquely as they flourish in every sector and opportunity we can provide." 🎯
SEND & Related Keywords
Payments
- EMOL 75027-77863: "Teaching assistant (SEN)", "SEN teaching assistant", "Multi-sensory impairment (MSI) teaching assistant"
Job Type: Full Time/Part Time Equal Opportunities Commitment: Closed
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