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Teaching Assistant
Job Posted: 17 minutes ago
Salary: £ 550 - 600 /
Job Type: Contract
Location: New Malden
Expire in: a month
Job Description
Teaching Assistant (1:1 Support for Non-Verbal Child)
Location: New Malden
Contract: Full-time, Fixed Term (December 1st, 2025 – July 2026)
Start Date: December 1st, 2025
About the School
We are a welcoming and inclusive infant school in the heart of New Malden, dedicated to nurturing happy, confident, and independent learners. Our staff work closely together to create a supportive environment where every child is valued and encouraged to achieve their full potential. We pride ourselves on our caring ethos, strong community links, and commitment to providing high-quality early education for all pupils, including those with additional needs.
Role and Responsibilities
We are seeking an experienced and compassionate Teaching Assistant to provide one-to-one support for a non-verbal child with special educational needs (SEN) for the remainder of the academic year.
In this role, you will:
Provide consistent one-to-one support to enable the child to access all areas of the curriculum.
Implement communication strategies such as PECS, Makaton or other visual and sensory tools.
Work collaboratively with the class teacher, SENCo and external specialists to deliver personalised support plans.
Encourage the child’s social, emotional and academic development in a nurturing and structured way.
Promote independence, confidence and positive behaviour through patience, encouragement and clear communication.
About You
We are looking for someone who:
Has proven experience supporting children with SEN, ideally in an early years or infant school setting.
Understands the needs of non-verbal or minimally verbal children and uses creative, inclusive approaches to communication.
Is caring, calm and flexible, with the ability to build trusting relationships with children and staff alike.
Is committed to teamwork and to supporting the wider life of the school.
Has a genuine passion for helping children flourish and succeed.
Why Horizon Teachers
We offer our support staff the highest rates up to £550 per week!
Horizon Teachers is committed to ensuring our staff are happy in their roles, please look at our 4.8 rated google reviews
We offer free online Safeguarding Training Course to support you in your work in an educational setting!
You will be paid the permanent equivalent for the job after 12 weeks, in many cases from day one.
Horizon Teachers is a specialist Education Recruitment Consultancy that helps Teachers and Support Staff find long term, permanent and interim employment in Primary, Secondary and Special Schools throughout London, the South East, the Midlands and the North of England. As part of the registration process you will be required to have a DBS Check carried out and all original relevant qualifications will need to be sighted and copied before any work placement. For all teaching roles you will need to hold Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or equivalent.
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