• About The Role

  • Salary: Grade 3, £25,615 - £26,732 per annum, pro rata. Approximately £17,754 - £18,528 per annum pro rata (0.69309 FTE)
     
    Please Note: This is a fixed-term contract until 29th August 2025. 
     
    Are you passionate about supporting young people in their learning journey and helping them thrive? 
     
    We’re on the lookout for a dedicated Teaching Assistant to work closely with teachers and pupils, fostering an inclusive, supportive, and inspiring classroom atmosphere.
     
    As a valued member of our team, you’ll help create engaging learning experiences, promote student independence, and ensure every child has the opportunity to achieve their full potential.
     
    If you’re ready to make a difference in students’ lives and contribute to a vibrant school community, we’d love to hear from you!
     
    School visits are welcomed and encouraged. Please contact the school to arrange a suitable time.
     
    What will you do?
    • Act as a role model for pupils, support their learning effectively
    • Meet personal needs while promoting independence
    • Commit to supporting pupils with special educational needs and contribute to Individual Learning Plans (ILPs)
    • Encourage pupil interaction and cooperation, ensuring engagement in activities
    • Support emotional and social needs and accompany pupils on trips

  • About Us

  • Why should you apply 

    You will be working in a fantastic environment. 

    Avanti exists to help each person become a well-rounded human being through intellectual, moral and spiritual growth, and so make the world a better place. 

    We offer a range of staff benefits including professional development opportunities, retail discounts, flexible working options, well-being programs, and more; further details at the bottom of the page. 

     
    What are we looking for?
    • Experience of working with relevant age group within a learning environment
    • An understanding of classroom roles and responsibilities
    • Ability to understand the role of parents and carers, with the ability to relate and build excellent working relationships
    • Ability to observe, monitor and provide constructive feedback on pupils progress
    • Promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people within the school
    Please view the full Job Description for more information on the responsibilities and essential criteria required for this role.
     
    Further information
    Pre-employment checks
    Avanti Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates are required to have an Enhanced DBS check unless internally appointed and still within the cycle of DBS re-checks.
    Any appointment subsequently made will be subject to the receipt of satisfactory references and other pre-employment checks.
     
    Diversity and Inclusion
    We want to make sure we are attracting the widest possible range of people and ensure that they are accepted, understood and treated equally when they work here. This means we will work hard to understand that each employee is unique and ensuring that individuals or groups are not treated differently or less favourably on the basis of specific characteristics. 
    Such characteristics include (but are not limited to) age, disability, gender including transgender, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, and how the school supports pregnant women and new parents.
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About our School

Avanti House Secondary School is a thriving school in Stanmore, Harrow. “In addition to achieving well academically, pupils are very well supported to develop more widely. The culture and ethos of the school ensure that pupils are taught to be responsible and caring citizens” - (OFSTED, 2023).

Avanti House is a co-educational, Hindu-faith school that welcomes pupils and staff of all backgrounds. Our fantastic site, which is a few minutes’ walk from Canons Park station, has incredible spaces including sports facilities, theatre, specialist classrooms, dining spaces and a beautiful worship room

Avanti House is a co-educational, Hindu-faith school that welcomes pupils and staff of all backgrounds. Our fantastic site, which is a few minutes’ walk from Canons Park station, has incredible spaces including sports facilities, theatre, specialist classrooms, dining spaces and a beautiful worship room.

“We’re trying to appeal to students in a way, in which we don’t just enrich them in terms of academic success and aiming for the best universities, but its also about developing them as a human being, ensuring the support is in place that they can grow into the people that they want to be.” - Ricardo

Our staff are inspired and passionate about their roles, the vision of the school, and providing the most fulfilling learning experience for pupils. Learning is a quest to discover each student’s unique gifts and potential, and to lay the foundation for their lifelong journey of learning.

Principal Quote:

“The reality behind the school is the people in it. The highlight of our school, is that our staff give students the opportunities to become the best versions of themselves and help make the world a better place.” - Simon Arnell, Principal