
Teaching Assistant
Surrey County Council
Wey Valley College, Southway, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 8AA£21,552 - £23,077 per annum (25,052 - £26,825 FTE)Permanent36 hours per weekCloses: 2026-06-28
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 £21,552 to £23,077 per annum (£
25,052 to £
26,825 FTE) based on a 36 hour working week.
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!
About the Organisation
Wey Valley College (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.
WVC forms part of a Multi Academy Trust under the Inclusive Education Trust (IET) which includes Reigate Valley College, Alternative College & Aspire Project Hub, Fordway Centre and Rowhill School. Please see our school website, employee prospectus for further details about other schools in the Trust.
About the Role
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.
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. 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.
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.
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!
The close date for this role is 09:00am on 22.06.2026 with interviews planned for 30.06.2026 tbc..
Early application is strongly encouraged as we reserve the right to close the advert ahead of the closing date.
For further details regarding this role please contact Simon Whittington - Head of School via
swhittington@ietmat.co.uk
Candidates will only be considered for shortlisting on completion of a full application form. In accordance with KCSiE 2025 and Safer Recruitment we cannot accept CVs.
To apply for this role, please click
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Attachments
- IET Recruitment and Selection Policy.pdf - Recruitment and Selection Policy
- Note to applicants.pdf - Note to Applicants
- Privacy Notice for Job Applicants.pdf - Privacy Notice
- Role Profile WVC TA PS4.pdf - Role Profile
- The reference process.pdf - The Reference Process
- WVC Ofsted Inspection June 2024.pdf - WVC Ofsted Inspection - June 2024
- WVC Prospectus.pdf - WVC Prospectus