BANK STAFF - Teaching Assistants - General & 1:1 Support
Red Hill Primary School, Chislehurst, Kent, BR7 6DA290 days remaining to apply
Start date details
When Required
Closing date
31 August 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
18 September 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- TPA4 / NJC 2 - 7 - £27345 - £29346 pa (full time equivalent)
BANK STAFF - Teaching Assistants - General & 1:1 Support job summary
Our experienced Head teacher and her supportive senior leadership team are looking for general teaching assistants and one to one teaching assistants to join their growing team of bank staff to cover on the day sickness, pre-arranged absences and support as and when required.
The bank staff team are a casual contract member of the school community that can be contacted to provide support on an ad hoc basis.
A teaching assistant that supports with the whole class or with a named child/children is responsible for ensuring that learning and teaching is highly effective and that the name pupil(s) can achieve their maximum potential.
Key responsibilities include:
- Work in partnership with the class teacher and SENDco on identified priorities.
- Support a clear and soundly based educational vision, ethos and direction that promote and support pupils’ learning and their spiritual, moral, social and cultural development.
- Work with named child/children to ensure they make good to outstanding progress.
- Meet as arranged and / or as necessary with the class teacher, members of SLT and SENDco.
- To undertake relevant training and professional development in line with the school development plan.
Red Hill Primary School is a 3 and a half form entry school within The Pioneer Academy. Our motto is ‘Building Bright Futures’. This is in line with our aim of giving our children the skills and experiences to help them become creative, intelligent, resilient, happy and resourceful members of our community. We are an Ofsted rated Good school with Outstanding features.
Red Hill Primary School is part of The Pioneer Academy Trust which is an academy trust with schools across London and the South East. At The Pioneer Academy, we put children first, pioneering excellence and championing each and every child. All our schools, ranging from small infant schools to large primary schools, work collaboratively, sharing resources and expertise. Find out more at: Red Hill Primary School - Home and www.thepioneeracademy.co.uk
Visits to the school are encouraged and can be arranged via the school office 0208 467 6933 ext. 0.
If you are interested in applying for the post, please see the Job Description/Person Specification. To apply for this vacancy, please complete the application form, completing a full education and employment history since leaving school and indicating how you satisfy the criteria set out in the Job Description/Person Specification. You will also be required to complete and return a self-disclosure declaration with your application. Applications should be submitted via My new Term.
Only those shortlisted for interview will be contacted. References will be requested for those shortlisted only and prior to interview. In line with Keeping children safe in education 2024 online searches will be completed as part of the due diligence on shortlisted candidates, searching online content that is publicly available for inappropriate online content that may suggest that a shortlisted candidate may not be suitable to work with children, or that may harm the reputation of the school. If any issues of concern come up in online searches, shortlisted candidates will have an opportunity to address these at interview. An Enhanced DBS certificate will be required on provisional offer, including a check of the Children’s Barred List. Further vetting checks, in line with the requirements of Keeping children safe in education 2024 will be completed following a provisional offer of appointment. Where applicable, if an applicant with a provisional offer of employment has lived and/or worked outside the UK, they will be required to obtain a Certificate of Good Conduct.
The Pioneer Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Offers of employment are subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure and other employment checks. Our Academy Safeguarding Policy 2024-25 is attached for your information.
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Commitment to safeguarding
Vetting checks, in line with the requirements of Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023, will be completed following a provisional offer of appointment. Where applicable, if an applicant with a provisional offer of employment has lived and/or worked outside the UK, they will be required to obtain a Certificate of Good Conduct.
The Pioneer Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Offers of employment are subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure and other employment checks. Our school Safeguarding Policy can be downloaded and read on our website.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Red Hill Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 671 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Red Hill Primary School website (opens in new tab)
Red Hill Primary School is a 3 and a half form entry school within The Pioneer Academy. Our motto is ‘Building Bright Futures’. This is in line with our aim of giving our children the skills and experiences to help them become creative, intelligent, resilient, happy and resourceful members of our community. We are a Ofsted rated Good school with Outstanding features.
Red Hill Primary School is part of The Pioneer Academy Trust which is an academy trust with schools across London and the South East. At The Pioneer Academy, we put children first, pioneering excellence and championing each and every child. All our schools, ranging from small infant schools to large primary schools, work collaboratively, sharing resources and expertise.
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