Apprentice Teaching Assistant 36 hours p/w, 39 weeks p/y

Cornerstone School, Belvedere, Kent, DA17 6DW

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  01/05/26 or ASAP

• Closing date

  8 April 2026 at 1pm

• Date listed

  26 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £13,662.00 Annually (Actual) 36 hours p/w, 39 weeks p/y BEX02 A3 fixed term

Apprentice Teaching Assistant 36 hours p/w, 39 weeks p/y job summary

Please note that we may choose to remove this advert prior to the closing date, dependent on the level of response received. You are therefore advised to apply at your earliest convenience.

The Role

We are seeking a dedicated and mature Teaching Assistant Apprentice to join our team at Cornerstone School, where we cater for pupils aged 11-19 with a primary diagnosis of autism and associated Social, Emotional, and Mental Health (SEMH) needs. This is a unique work-based learning opportunity designed to help you become a fully competent Level 3 Teaching Assistant through live, hands-on experience within a specialist setting. As an apprentice, you will work closely with our teaching staff to support a foundation of learning tailored to each individual student. You will act as a positive role model, influencing the behaviour and academic performance of our pupils through excellence in everything you do.

About Cornerstone School

At Cornerstone School, our vision is to ensure that every young person we work with is ‘Happy, confident and ready to contribute.’ Our school is built upon the values of Ambition, Curiosity, and Happiness, providing a safe and calm environment where pupils can feel secure and flourish. You will be working in a newly renovated, low-arousal sensory environment designed specifically to meet our pupils' needs, including specialist teaching areas and therapeutic quiet rooms. As part of the Trinitas Academy Trust, we offer a tailored, personalised curriculum that integrates therapy—such as Speech and Language or Art Therapy—into the school day.

If you are ready to develop your career in education and can demonstrate maturity and excellence in a specialist classroom setting, we would love to hear from you.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for further information about the role.

This post is considered to be a customer-facing position; as such it falls within scope of the Code of Practice on English Language Requirement for Public Sector Workers. The Trust therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the JD/Person Specification. These will be applied during the recruitment/selection and probationary stages.

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References will be requested from referees for shortlisted candidates prior to the interview. Shortlisted applicants will also need to complete and return a Self-Disclosure form via MyNewTerm before interview. Online searches will be conducted on shortlisted candidates, and any concerns will be discussed during the interview. Appropriate vetting checks, including an enhanced DBS check, will be performed upon provisional offer. Please refer to our Safer Recruitment Policy for further information.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Cornerstone School

• School type: Free School, ages 11 to 19
• School size: 99 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Cornerstone School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/cornerstone-school

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