Job Description

TreetopsLearning Community
Centre of Excellence
BuxtonRoad,Grays, Essex, RM16 2WU
Tel.: 01375 372723
Email:admin@treetops.thurrock.sch.uk


Job Title: Teaching Assistant

Pay: Band A point 4plus SENallowance
(£16,190 actual)

Hours: 25 hrs per week(8.50am - 3pm Monday to Friday)
45.8wksper year (1 extra paid week after 5 years of service)

Required - asap

The Trust:In March 2025 Treetops School was judged by Ofsted to havemaintainedthe standardsidentifiedat thepreviousinspection.  Thepreviousinspection 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 mayinclude;speech and communication difficulties,autismand global developmental delay.

The Role:We areseekingto appoint Teaching Assistants to work with in partnership with class teachers, to support student learning.  This may involve supportingall ofthe students in the class and/or providing 1:1 support for a named student.

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


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 withhigh expectationsfor our pupils

We can offer you:

• The opportunity to work in a successful and supportive environment
• Motivated children who are willing to learn
• Well equippedand 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 andsubmittedeither by hand, post or email (admin address) marked for the attention of the Mrs K Lambie, HR Manager.

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 medicalcheckand 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.