SEND Teaching Assistant

Oak Lodge Primary School, West Wickham, Kent, BR4 0LJ

23 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  22 February 2026 at 10:59pm

• Date listed

  30 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,608.00 - £26,100.00 Annually (FTE) Actual: £17,566 pa to £18,631 pa

SEND Teaching Assistant job summary

About this Role

Hours & Pay

Hours: 30 hours per week; Monday to Friday

Pay: Bromley Localised Pay Scale; BR5 SP 13 to 17

Contract: Fixed term until 25 August 2026; 39 weeks per year

The successful candidate will:

• Have experience of working with children across the primary phase
• Be fully committed to the role of working with a child with additional needs on a one-to-one basis.
• Have the skills to support the learning, social interaction and welfare of individual pupils with a range of needs.
• Support the class teacher to provide the best opportunities and outcomes for the child
• Be motivated, flexible and understanding
• Have a willingness and enthusiasm to develop new skills

In return, we can offer:

• A friendly, supportive and enthusiastic staff who work as a team
• Relevant training and development
• Opportunities to contribute to whole school and Trust development
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme

About our Trust

Mosaic Schools Learning Trust (formed on the 1st September 2024 following the merger between Connect Schools Academy Trust and Compass Academy Trust) is a group of schools based in Bromley and Kent: Cage Green Primary School, Crofton Infant School, Crofton Junior School, Marian Vian Primary School, Oak Lodge Primary School, Raglan Primary School, River Mill Primary School, Unicorn Primary School, Valley Primary School and Wickham Common Primary School. The Trust aims to deliver the very best educational experience for its pupils, with each school bringing its own strengths and expertise to benefit the whole learning community. Each of our schools is unique in its own right, and we promote that individuality.

As a Trust, we have a clear vision and our values support us in achieving excellence for every child every day. We are bound by a strong moral purpose and a commitment to our 3 R’s of being respectful, resilient and resourceful.

We are passionate about diversity and recognise that as individuals, we all bring something unique to the role regardless of any protected characteristics, which is why we treat all members of our community equally, without compromise. We are committed to providing equality and fairness through our recruitment and employment practices.

Please note that employment contracts with Mosaic Schools Learning Trust contain a mobility clause and, whilst your primary place of work will be at a named school, you may be requested to work at another location as required to meet the needs of the Trust.

The Trust is committed to achieving equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and voluntary helpers to share this commitment.  An Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Check with the Disclosure and Barring Service [DBS] under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 will be required for the successful applicant.

Based on the quality and quantity of applications received, the Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy sooner than the specified closing date. Therefore, early applications are encouraged.

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 Oak Lodge Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 541 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Oak Lodge Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/oak-lodge-primary-school

Oak Lodge Primary School is part of Mosaic Schools Learning Trust which is comprised of a family of ten strongly performing primary schools based in Bromley and Kent: Cage Green, Crofton Infant, Crofton Junior, Raglan, River Mill, Valley, Marian Vian, Wickham Common, Unicorn and Oak Lodge.

Oak Lodge Primary School is located in West Wickham, Kent, within the London Borough of Bromley and is an average-sized primary school in a popular area for families. The school is currently 2-form entry with 541 pupils on roll and is the 4th largest school within the Trust.

Oak Lodge is a happy and positive school where the children are at the heart of all they do. The school strives to ensure that each child develops a love of learning and achieves their personal best in a safe and nurturing environment. The last Ofsted report (October 2024) praised the school for delivering on its core values, namely where pupils are 'respectful, resilient and resourceful' and provided an impressive range of experiences to support pupils’ wider development. Progress levels are above average and attainment levels in reading, writing and maths exceed both the National and Local Authority Expected and Higher standards.

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