Kodesh Teaching Assistant for Hachana (Reception)

Independent Jewish Day School, LONDON, NW4 2AH

25 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  30 November 2026 at 1pm

• Date listed

  5 November 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £7,587.56 Annually (Actual) Outer London Payscales

Kodesh Teaching Assistant for Hachana (Reception) job summary

Kodesh TA for Hachana (Reception)

Part time (Mon and Wed morning, Tue and Thurs afternoon)

The successful candidate will :
Be a fluent Ivrit speaker
Be able to support children’s Kodesh learning in Ivrit in Hachana (Reception), helping the children to learn to read in Hebrew
Have passion for working with children
Have the ability to cater for the needs of all children
Support and embrace the Dati Tzioni ethos of the school

We can offer you:

A warm, family-friendly school
Supportive SLT, Governors, staff and parents,
Children who are happy, enthusiastic, confident and eager to learn
Passion for high standards
Excellent CPD opportunities
Creative and well-resourced learning environments

Line managed by Head of Kodesh

Support for the Pupils

To assist with the development and implementation of IEPs
To establish constructive relationships with pupils and interact with them according to individual needs.
Promote the inclusion and acceptance of all pupils.
To ensure provision requirements, as outlined within an EHCP, are met.
Encourage pupils to interact with others and engage in activities led by the teacher.
Set challenging and demanding expectations and promote self-esteem and independence.
Provide feedback to pupils in relation to their progress and achievement, with guidance from the teacher.

Support for the Teacher
Maintain an orderly, supportive and purposeful environment.
Follow lesson plans or guidance from the teacher.
Use strategies, in liaison with the teacher and SENDCo to support pupils to achieve learning goals.
Assist with the planning of learning activities for groups or individuals.
Monitor pupils’ responses to the learning activities and accurately record achievement and progress as directed, giving feedback to the teacher.
Promote good behaviour, dealing with conflict and incidents in line with the school policy, encouraging pupils to take responsibility for their own actions.
Build constructive relationships with parents/carers.
Support the teacher with routine admin tasks, such as photocopying, resourcing

Support for the Curriculum
Assist with the implementation of learning activities, adjusting activities according to pupil responses.
Support the use of ICT in learning activities and develop pupils’ competence and independence when using ICT.
Prepare, maintain and use the equipment and resources required to meet the lesson plan and support pupils in their use.
Support for the School
Follow school policies and procedures relating to child protection and safeguarding,
health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection, and report all concerns to an appropriate person.
Contribute to the overall ethos and aims of the school.
Promote equality of opportunity to learn and develop.
Attend meetings, briefings and training as required by the teacher, SENDCo or Headteacher.
Assist with supervision of pupils out of lesson times, including breaks and lunch time
Accompany the teacher and pupils on educational visits, trips out of school as required and take responsibility for a group under the supervision of the teacher.

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

The Independent Jewish Day School is committed to equality and opportunity and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and we expect our staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to complete a DBS check and to confirm that they are not disqualified from teaching.

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 Independent Jewish Day School

• Organisation type: Academy, Jewish, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 214 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Independent Jewish Day School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/independent-jewish-day-school

We are a one form entry, faith school, academy. We are a modern orthodox Jewish School and welcome candidates of all faiths.

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