Teaching Assistant

Job Introduction

Please note that this vacancy is not part of Surrey County Council, we are advertising this on behalf of a partnership organisation.

The salary range for this role is £22,263 to £23,838 per annum based on a 36 hour working week. 

Are you passionate about education and committed to supporting students who need it most? Make a difference as a Teaching Assistant at Wey Valley College, Guildford.

Rewards and Benefits

As a Trust, IET offers staff the following benefits:

• A competitive salary
• A chromebook
• 'Growing Great Staff' programme that enables you to flourish as a practitioner
• Weekly internal CPD and numerous external CPD opportunities
• Opportunities to work with colleagues across the Trust to share resources, ideas and build collaborative relationships
• A genuine commitment to staff wellbeing and work/life balance
• Employee Assistance Programme & Pension Scheme
• Sociable and friendly staff
• Free onsite parking
• Most importantly…free tea, coffee and biscuits!

If you have a strong commitment to inclusive values, excellent interpersonal skills, the ability to strengthen partnerships, are ambitious to make a difference to the lives of young people and play a significant role in our exciting journey to become a truly excellent school, we would like to hear from you.

About the Organisation

WVC is a 5 - 16 Alternative Provision school. WVC forms part of a Multi Academy Trust under the Inclusive Education Trust (IET) which includes Reigate Valley College, Fordway Centre and Rowhill School. Please see our school website and employee prospectus for further details about other schools in the Trust. 

About the Role

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic Teaching Assistant to support our Primary team of excellent teachers at Wey Valley College (WVC). The role is a permanent position for 36 hours a week, Monday to Friday, term time only. The successful candidate will have excellent support skills and good all-round knowledge of supporting the education of students and an understanding of special education, mainstream education and / or Pupil Referral Units.

WVC is a 5 - 16 Alternative Provision school and we are seeking to appoint a Teaching Assistant to complement our Key stage 1 & 2 curriculum.

The successful candidate will be:

• Passionate about inclusion and making sure all students gain an inspirational education.
• An outstanding practitioner with high expectations of pupils’ achievement and behaviour who is    committed to providing high quality support for all children.
• Able to maintain and drive forward outstanding standards whilst meeting the needs of a very vulnerable group of students.
• An excellent communicator, able to work inclusively with pupils, staff, parents, Management Committee and other stakeholders.

Additional Information

Candidates will only be considered for shortlisting on completion of a full application form. In accordance with KCSiE and Safer Recruitment we cannot accept CVs.

Early application is strongly encouraged as we reserve the right to close the advert ahead of the closing date.

Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK as sponsorship is not available for this role. 

The close date for this advert is 23.11.2026 with interviews planned for 01.12.2026 (tbc)

To apply for this role, please click HERE.