Job Description

Treetops Learning Community
Centre of Excellence

Buxton Road, Grays, Essex, RM16 2WU
Tel.: 01375 372723
Email: admin@treetops.thurrock.sch.uk

Teaching Assistant for SLD (Severe Learning Difficulties) students

Pay Scale: Band A point 4 (approx. £15,690 actual)
25 hrs per week - 45.8 wks per year (1 extra paid week after 5 years of service)

Required - 1 September 2025

We are seeking to appoint Teaching Assistants to work with SLD students in our pre-formal pathway. These students are unable to access the national curriculum but have individualised learning programmes instead. Working in the pre-formal pathway may involve supporting all of the students in the class and/or providing 1:1 support for a named student.

Previous experience of working with children with special educational needs whilst not essential, is preferable.

In March 2025 Treetops School was judged by Ofsted to have maintained the standards identified at the previous inspection. The previous inspection was in February 2020, at which time Treetops was judged as Outstanding. Treetops Free School, which officially opened in September 2022, was judged Good in its first Ofsted inspection in March 2024. 

Students throughout Treetops Learning Community have complex needs varying from moderate to severe learning difficulties, which may include; speech and communication difficulties, autism and global developmental delay.


We are looking for candidates who:
Have a commitment and passion to work with pupils with a wide and diverse range of SEN
Have excellent interpersonal skills
Are versatile and able to support our teachers in delivering a high standard of learning to pupils of all abilities.
Want to be a member of a creative and dynamic staff team with high expectations for our pupils

We can offer you:
The opportunity to work in a successful and supportive environment
Motivated children who are willing to learn
Well equipped and resourced classrooms
Continued professional development

Visits to the school are strongly encouraged. This can be arranged by contacting Mrs Lambie on 01375 372723 or by emailing admin@treetops.thurrock.sch.uk Please also take time to view our most recent pupil video on our website.

An application form can be downloaded from our website www.treetopsschool.org and submitted either by hand, post or email (admin address) marked for the attention of the Mrs K Lambie, HR Manager.

Closing date for applications: Friday 28 June 2025
Interviews: week commencing 30 June 2025

The governing body is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. All posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check, a medical check and satisfactory references.

Information about the School

The governing body is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. All posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check, a medical check, satisfactory references and the successful completion of a 6 month probationary period.