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School Business Manager
12th June 2025 by

Call/email Alisdair at School Staffing to get a full job description with details of this Special Needs Schools’ Group.

They are the sixth-largest provider of specialist educational services in the country, supporting over 900 children and young people, and employing over 1,000 staff.

This new school in the Group provides a specialist learning environment for students aged between 5 – 19 years old with Autism and Severe learning difficulties and the associated communication and behavioural difficulties. The school includes a full therapy team to ensure we can offer the best support to students.

Located in a 6 ½ acre rural location surrounded by ancient woodland but close to transport links.

School Business Manager
Location: Reading, Berkshire/Oxfordshire border Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent

Hours: Full-time, 40 hours per week Salary:£36,000 to £42,000 dependant on experience

The Role

The School Business Manager is part of the Senior Leadership Team with responsibility for the leadership, management supervision and development of the support services teams ensuring an efficient, safe, healthy, clean, attractive and comfortable environment is provided within budget and business aims and objectives. There is an expectation of the post holder to act with a high degree of autonomy including responsibility and accountability for managing delegated budgets and resources.

The role also involves creating, implementing, monitoring and evaluating development plans aimed at bringing about continual improvement in these areas.

Please note that duties will vary and you will be expected to contribute to the overall aims of the School when required.

Responsibilities:

Experience:

Successful candidates are likely to demonstrate:

Knowledge and understanding of Relevant regulations and standards for education
Knowledge of Current inspection frameworks used by regulatory and statutory bodies.
Safeguarding and legislative procedures when working with children and young people
Management and knowledge of EBITDA, financial systems, processes and budget preparation Excellent communication skills with a range of internal and external people, verbally and in writing
Ability to form & promote positive relationships with and between young people, employees, parents and representatives of outside agencies
Ability to define high, appropriate and attainable standards, and achieve them
Effective team leadership and management
Ability to assess situations accurately, resolve problems effectively and take decisions

Benefits:

- Life assurance
- Enhanced pension scheme
- Perkbox – offering high street discounts
- Employee assistance programme
- Car lease scheme
- Fully funded training and qualifications
- Bike to work scheme
- Free membership to our Health cash back plan – Claim back money on services such as dental, optical, physio and many more.

School Staffing Solutions Recruitment Ltd is acting as an employment business for this position.

This advert could be taken down at any point in time without prior notice if the position is filled.

Please note that candidates that are shortlisted might be subject to an online search.

Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.

As a result of the volume of applications, If we have not contacted you within two weeks of your application being received, then regretfully your application will not be taken forward on this occasion.

Teaching Assistant
12th June 2025 by

Call/email Alisdair at School Staffing if this job interests you.

We’ll also send you a full job description with details of this SEN Schools’ Group.

They are the sixth-largest provider of specialist educational services in the country,

supporting over 900 children and young people, and employing over 1,000 staff.

School Staffing Solutions are looking for Teaching Assistants for a SEN school that supports students aged between 5-19 with ASC/SEMH in Kidderminster.

SEN Teaching Assistant

Location: Torton, Kidderminster
Hours: 40 hours per week – Term time only (44.67 paid weeks)
Hourly Rate:£12.37 – £13.49 per hour
Annual Salary: £22,102.72 – £24,103.93 actual salary

The role:

As one of the new Teaching Assistants, your role will be to support children with their learning and general wellbeing to ensure every child has the best opportunity to reach their full potential in a caring and safe environment. Where necessary this may include supporting with care needs from time to time as well as positive behaviour management adopting a tailored approach to the individual child.

You will be expected to establish a warm, caring and supportive relationship with pupils in order to support them feeling safe and enabling them to enjoy and learn during their time at the School, and to promote and encourage independence and personal development in pupils and maintain high expectations of behaviour at all times.

You will support the class teacher and contribute to providing high quality, challenging and differentiated educational activities and experiences through supporting the teaching of a broad and balanced curriculum aiming at pupils achieving their full potential in all areas of learning

Duties will vary, you must expect to diversify and lend a hand wherever is required. Please see the link below for our full job description:

Skills and Qualifications

Experience & Qualifications:

Working towards Level 2 award in Support work in schools or an equivalent is desirable

GCSE Maths and English Level 2/C or above qualification is essential.

Understanding of the Safeguarding principles and Child Protection procedures.

Knowledge or experience of pupils with SEN or SEMH/ASD, ideally in an education setting

Commitment to the role, the desire to put the child first and treat them as an individual

Be positive and creative in meeting pupils’ needs

Benefits and Additional Information

What’s on offer?

Be part of a successful team and also benefit from a generous package that includes:

Full training and continued support

Opportunity to gain qualifications, which will be funded by us!

Perkbox subscription

Life assurance and Enhanced pension scheme

Car lease scheme

Bike to work scheme

Free parking

Free membership to our Health cash back plan – Claim back money on services such as dental, optical, physio and many more.

School Staffing Solutions Recruitment Ltd is acting as an employment business for this position.

Please note that candidates that are shortlisted might be subject to an online search.

Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.

Teaching Assistant
12th June 2025 by

Call/email Alisdair at School Staffing to get a full job description with details of this Special Needs Schools’ Group.

They are the sixth-largest provider of specialist educational services in the country, supporting over 1200 children and young people, and employing over 1500 staff. They have over 18 schools across the UK.

Position: Teaching Assistant Location: Smallfield, Surrey

Students are in years 2 – 6 with difficulties with communication and social interaction, typically associated with Autism.

Salary: £12.99 – £13.89 per hour (£23,210 – £24,818 actual salary dependant on qualifications) Plus £1000 Welcome bonus *

Hours:40 hours per week – Term Time only – Start time 8.15am – Finish time Monday/Wednesday/Thursday 4.45pm. Tuesday 5pm and Friday 4pm

Start date: September 2025

You have:

GCSE Maths and English qualification minimum Grade 4 or equivalent is essential.
Level 2 or 3 Teaching Assistant Qualification (desirable but not essential)
Experience of working in a special school environment is highly desirable.
Team TEACH Training- desirable

Key Duties:

To establish a warm, caring and supportive relationship with pupils in order to support them feeling safe and enabling them to enjoy and learn during their time at the School.
To promote and encourage independence and personal development
Support the Class Teacher in all areas of the day to day running of the class
To respond to the varying and changing needs of the school and adapt to any task presented to achieve the smooth running of the school. Some physical intervention may be needed upon occasion, full training on this will be provided.
To promote pupils’ cognitive, social, emotional, behavioural, physical development and spiritual well-being.

Duties will vary, you must expect to diversify and lend a hand wherever is required.

Benefits:

- Life assurance
- Competitive pension scheme
- Perkbox – offering high street discounts
- Employee assistance programme
- Car lease scheme
- Refer a friend for £1,000 – We’ll reward you for recommending friends and family to come and join the company (*terms apply)
- Fully funded training and qualifications
- Bike to work scheme
- Free membership to our Health cash back plan – Claim back money on services such as dental, optical, physio and many more.

School Staffing Solutions Recruitment Ltd is acting as an employment business for this position.

This advert could be taken down at any point in time without prior notice if the position is filled.

Please note that candidates that are shortlisted might be subject to an online search.

Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.

Teaching Assistant
11th June 2025 by

Call/email Alisdair at School Staffing to get a full job description with details of this Special Needs Schools’ Group.

They are the sixth-largest provider of specialist educational services in the country, supporting over 900 children and young people, and employing over 1,000 staff.

Location: Meldreth, Nr Royston, Cambridgeshire/Hertfordshire border

Salary: £12.37 – £13.49 per hour (£22,102.72 – £24,103.93actual salary) depending on experience and qualifications

Hours: Full time – 40 hrs per week, Mon – Fri. Term time only

This is an independent Special day school which provides a highly specialist learning environment for students aged 6 to 19 who have a range of MLD and SLD needs including autism spectrum disorders, ADHD and associated difficulties, who require an individualised, specialist approach.

We are looking for candidates who are:

Willing and able to work towards getting formal qualifications, attend training and to take responsibility for your own development – All fully funded by us
Passionate and show compassion for children and young people with additional needs
Ambitious and determined to overcome barriers to learning
A lover of the outdoor and community learning
Capable of having a vision to see potential rather than disability
Committed fully to our safeguarding values and procedures
Proactive, rather than reactive
Creative thinkers with solution focus
Able to work supportively as a team member and confidentially when working independently, within a range of settings
Excellent communication skills, particularly in relation to our students communication needs
Able to understand and deliver effective education and support in line with identified needs
Educated to at least level 2 (or equivalent) Maths and English

Role responsibilities:

Be crucial in supporting students with their learning, development and progress in all areas of the curriculum within a range of learning contexts including the classroom, the local environment and within the community
Help young people with a range of needs, including PMLD, complex medical conditions and autism to achieve their educational and personal goals
Support an environment that fosters equality, diversity and the rights of all young people to be seen as learners and be treated with respect
Place an emphasis on support and empowerment of young people
Develop a greater understanding of Special Education issues; the values of our Schools’ Group and demonstrate these in all aspects of the role
Provide high quality support in all aspects of the role
The role may require participation in physical intervention and personal care routines

Duties will vary, you must expect to diversify and lend a hand wherever is required.

Benefits:

Being part of an accredited highly skilled specialist team
Being part of a growing team with shared values and vision
Opportunities for meaningful career development
Fully funded training and qualifications
Life assurance
Enhanced pension scheme
Perk Box- offering high street discounts
Employee assistance programme
Bike to work scheme
Car lease scheme

School Staffing Solutions Recruitment Ltd is acting as an employment business for this position.

This advert could be taken down at any point in time without prior notice if the position is filled.

Please note that candidates that are shortlisted might be subject to an online search.

Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.

Teaching Assistant
11th June 2025 by

Call/email Alisdair at School Staffing to get a full job description with details of this Special Needs Schools’ Group.

They are the sixth-largest provider of specialist educational services in the country, supporting over 900 children and young people, and employing over 1,000 staff.

Location: Effingham, Surrey
Salary: £23,210 – £24,818 actual salary dependant on qualifications) Plus £1000 Welcome bonus *
Hours: 40 hours per week – Term Time only – Start time 8.15am – Finish time Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday 4.45pm. Thursday 5pm and Friday 4pm.

You must have the right to work in the UK – this school does not process sponsorships or visas.

School Staffing Solutions are looking to recruit Teaching Assistants to join a sucessful team at an SEN School in Surrey. The successful candidates will be supporting the teacher within the class.

Autistic students are aged between 11 – 16, they have associated behavioural and communication difficulties. Some pupils may hae multiple learning difficulties.

The Skills and Qualifications you Must have for this job:

Experience working with SEN in an employed or voluntary setting??
Teaching Assistant training or qualifications
GCSE Maths and English Language qualification minimum Grade 4 or equivalent is essential.
Understanding of the Safeguarding principles and Child Protection procedures.?
Knowledge or experience of pupils with SEN or SEMH/ASD?
Ability to provide consistent support to children
The desire to put the child first and treat them as an individual?
Be positive and creative in assisting to meet pupils’ individual needs?
Be able to take part in the schools behaviour support approach, including physical intervention (accredited Team Teach) where necessary and always as a last resort.
Ability to complete reports in a timely and accurate manner

Key duties:

Take responsibility for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils according to the school’s policies, including safeguarding and PREVENT.
Provide meaningful feedback on pupil behaviour, relationships and attitudes.
Support positive behaviour and concentration levels of the children and adapt own behaviour and responses to any change or escalations in behaviour of the children.
Establish a positive relationship with pupils in order to support them in feeling safe and enabling them to enjoy and learn.
Promote and encourage independence and personal development and maintain high expectations of behaviour at all times and support in the achievement of this.
Implement, and when appropriate, adjust learning activities as agreed with the teacher. Reinforce learning concepts presented by teachers
Support learning by arranging/providing resources for lessons/activities under the direction of the teacher.
Implement learning activities and experiences, appropriate to the class group, by supporting the delivery of a broad and balanced curriculum aiming at pupils achieving their full potential in all areas of learning. Pupils Attainment and Progress

Benefits:

Life assurance
Enhanced Pension Scheme
* Welcome bonus is payable in 2 payments – 50% following successful completion of probation and 50% after one year service
Perkbox – offering high street discounts.
Employee assistance programme
Car lease scheme
Fully funded training and qualifications
Bike to work scheme.
Free membership to our Health cash back plan – Claim back money on services such as dental, optical, physio and many more.

Apply today by sending your cv.. we look forward to hearing from you!

School Staffing Solutions Recruitment Ltd is acting as an employment business for this position.

Please note that candidates that are shortlisted might be subject to an online search.

Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.

Housing Support Worker
27th May 2025 by

Housing Support Worker
Temporary – Permanent
£17 Umbrella
Manchester

Hamilton Woods Associates are currently working on behalf of a not-for-profit organisation, who are recruiting for a Housing Support Worker in Manchester.

Responsibilities of the Housing Support Worker includes:

Working with a variety of clients with complex needs including homelessness, substance misuse and young offenders
Signposting clients to other services within the community
Completing housing benefit, council tax and universal credit claims
Conducting risk and needs assessments

Requirements of the Housing Support Worker:

Enhanced DBS
Full UK Driving Licence

To be considered for this exciting role, please contact Lucie Houston – Senior Recruitment Consultant at Hamilton Woods on 01509 276158 or apply online with a covering note of your experience and suitability referencing the job ID number. Due to the exceptionally high level of applications if you have not heard back from HWA within 7 – 10 days, it is regrettable that we cannot reply to everyone with