Job Opportunities

Job Title: Qualified SLD (Severe Learning Difficulty) (you do not need SEND experience, but be willing to learn, have fun and be creative).

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Location: Treetops Learning Community

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Pay:  Subject to qualifications and experience plus SEN Allowance

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Required:  September 2025

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Treetops Learning Community is excited to offer an opportunity for a qualified teacher to join our team.  You will work in collaboration with our Senior Leadership Team to contribute to the development of our new SLD pathway.

 

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.

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Job Purpose: To provide high-quality teaching and learning experiences for learners with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), ensuring their individual needs are met and they are given every opportunity to exceed their perceived potential.

 

Key Responsibilities:

• Teaching and Learning:

  1. Plan and deliver meaningful, creative, and engaging lessons adapted to the diverse needs of SEND learners.

  2. Create a supportive and inclusive classroom environment that fosters learner engagement and participation.

  3. Utilise a variety of teaching methods and resources to meet the needs of all learners within their lessons understanding that one size does not fit all

  4. To plan lessons that promote active learning, where skills and knowledge are gained and applied to real life contexts in line with our curriculum

 

• Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs):

  1. Develop, implement, and review EHCPs in collaboration with parents, carers, and other professionals.

  2. Monitor and assess learner progress against EHCP targets, making adjustments as necessary.

  3. Ensure EHCPs are up-to-date and reflect the current needs and aspirations of each learner.

  4. To incorporate provision stated in the EHCP into practice

  5. To work closely with the pathway leader to develop and review EHCPs for learners, ensuring that outcomes of learners within the class are SMART

 

• Assessment:

  1. To ensure that all assessment information is completed to track learner progress and identify areas for improvement Including behaviour information, EHCP outcomes, Evidence for Learning, Phonics, Flight Paths

  2. To use assessment information to plan interventions to improve outcomes for learners in your class, including monitoring and oversight of Evidence for Learning including evidence capturing

  3. Provide constructive feedback to learners and parents/carers.

 

• Leading a Team of Staff:

  1. Lead and manage a team of teaching assistants and support staff.

  2. Provide guidance, training, and support to staff to ensure effective delivery of SEND provision.

  3. Foster a collaborative and positive working environment.

  4. Conduct appraisals for relevant staff in the team

 

• Curriculum Development:

  1. Contribute to the development and adaptation of the school curriculum to meet the needs of SEND learners linked to pathways

  2. Ensure the curriculum is accessible, relevant, and engaging for all learners including planning educational visits

  3. Collaborate with colleagues to share best practices and resources.

  4. To attend all CPD and apply approaches within the curriculum

 

• Adapting Learning:

  1. Adapt learning activities and materials to cater to individual learner needs.

  2. Use assistive technology and resources to support learning.

  3. Continuously evaluate and adapt teaching methods to improve outcomes for SEND learners.

 

• Collaborating with All Stakeholders:

  1. Work closely with parents, carers, and external agencies to support learner development.

  2. Attend and contribute to multi-agency meetings and reviews.

  3. Communicate effectively with all stakeholders to ensure a cohesive approach to SEND provision.

 

Qualifications and Experience:

• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).

• Strong communication and organisational skills.

• You do not need SEND experience for this role. You will need to have willingness to learn!

 

Personal Attributes:

• Empathy and patience.

• Commitment to inclusive education.

• Ability to work collaboratively and lead a team.

• Fun and creative

 

This role is for a teacher of SEND. You may be required to work across pathways and age ranges.

 

Visits to the school are strongly encouraged and can be arranged by contacting Mrs K Lambie on 01375 372723 or email klambie@treetops.thurrock.sch.uk . 

  

An application form can be downloaded from this page and submitted either by hand, post or email marked for the attention of the HR Manager Kay Lambie along with a letter of application. 

  

Closing date for applications:  30 June 2025 

Interviews:  week commencing 7 July 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, satisfactory references and the successful completion of a 6 month probationary period. 

Job Title: Teaching Assistant for SLD (Severe Learning Difficulty) students.

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Location: Treetops Learning Community

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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 this page 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.

No prior experience is necessary as full on the job training is given. 

 

Pay Scale: New Thurrock Local Government Scale, Band A point 2 plus SEN allowance (approx. £16,785)

27.5 hrs per week – 45.8 wks per year (1 extra paid week after 5 years of service)

 

Responsible to: Pre formal Pathway Lead

 

Duties & Responsibilities:    Tutors working within the Pre formal Pathway department of Treetops school will work under the direction of their class instructor; with support and on-the-job training provided by their class senior. 

  

• Assisting in the development of individualised programmes, underpinned by the science of ABA (applied behaviour analysis), with specific emphasis on pre formal pathway approach to language  

• Implementing these programmes on either a 1:1, 1:2, or small group basis, dependent on the needs of the student(s) they are assigned to work with 

• Preparing resources for the running of targets for each students’ programme 

• Collecting accurate data on both challenging behaviour and skill acquisition throughout the school day 

• Graphing daily data at the end of the school day and cumulative progress data at the end of the school week 

• Maintaining records in each students’ individual folder; archiving old data appropriately  

• Assisting class instructors and seniors in the running and set up of daily classroom activities 

• Supervising pairs or small groups of students at breaks and lunch times, encouraging independence, social play with their peers and appropriate behaviour, which is consistent with the school’s behaviour, value and aims documents 

• Reporting any safeguarding concerns to the class instructor, Pre formal Pathway Lead or safeguarding leads 

• Developing professional relationships with parents and providing accurate information daily in the home-school communication books 

• Co-operating with colleagues to ensure the aims of the school are achieved consistently  

• Forming and maintaining good relationships with the children and young adults of the school; based on mutual respect, trust and understanding 

• Assisting with the physical and self-care needs of the children and young adults as they require; including, but not limited to, any toileting procedures 

• Working across all key stages within the pre formal department on either a termly or bi-termly basis 

• Any other duties as deemed necessary by the Pre formal Pathway Lead or Headteacher 

 

All staff will be expected to conduct themselves in a manner consistent with the school’s values and expectations.

 

Please use the Support Staff Application Form link at top of the page to download an application form. There is no closing date for this post.

 

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.