Teaching Assisstant
Sedley's Church of England Primary School, Gravesend, Kent, DA13 9NR16 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
4 July 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
17 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £19,726.00 Annually (Actual)
Teaching Assisstant job summary
Purpose of Job
To support teachers and pupils in the delivery of quality teaching and a modern curriculum. The aim is to:
raise and maintain standards of education and social development for children promote the involvement of pupils in the social and academic processes of the school
enable pupils to become more independent learners
help to raise standards of achievement for all pupils
Understand and implement all Safeguarding policies and procedure in relation to working with children and young people.
Job Context
The job holder will generally be employed during term times only.
Job holders regularly move around during their normal working pattern, walking standing and sitting with pupils.
Job holders may set out PE equipment and will have help in moving heavy equipment.
Job holders may carry out playground duties in variable weather conditions; however there is usually indoor play during bad weather.
Very occasionally job holders are required to clean up toilet accidents and help clean up children who have been ill.
Accountabilities
Support for Pupils
Assist with the planning, development and implementation of pupil education / behaviour plans and personal care programmes to ensure that the school’s health, safety and behaviour polices are maintained.
Supervise and support pupils in the learning environment including more in depth support for those with special needs, to promote independence, inclusion, acceptance and equality of access to learning opportunities for all pupils
Assist pupils within the class, individually or in small groups in the completion and adjustment of a wider range of pre-defined learning, care and support activities to meet the requirements of pupils and the curriculum.
Assist with the supervision of pupils out of lesson times to enhance service delivery (lunch duty)
Act as a role model for children and encourage children to play and interact with one another
Support for the Teacher
Create and maintain a purposeful, orderly and supportive environment in accordance with lesson plans and assist with the display of pupils’ work to support predefined learning activities to meet the needs of pupils and the curriculum.
Prepare, maintain and use equipment and resources required to meet lesson plans /learning activities to meet the needs of pupils and the curriculum
Monitor resource levels and contribute to the resource ordering process to ensure the timely availability of resources to meet the requirements of the curriculum
Maintain an awareness of the importance of the appropriate use of resources to minimise waste and maximise the effectiveness of financial resources
Provide routine clerical and other support to meet service delivery requirements..
Support teaching staff and pupils on visits, trips and out of school activities as required and take responsibility for a group of pupils under the supervision of the teacher to meet service delivery requirements
Administer routine tests, invigilate exams and undertake routine marking of pupils’ work to meet requirements of pupils and the curriculum
Monitor, feedback, record and report on pupil progress, including feedback to pupils, and participate in the completion of pupil profiles and records of attainment to maximise pupil development
Support the teacher in the management of pupil behaviour
Support for the School
Comply with all school policies relating to:
o Health and Safety
o Equal Opportunities
o Child Protection
o Confidentiality and data protection (GDPR).
Participate in meetings and team development activities to support the achievement of individual and team performance and development objectives
Build and maintain positive and constructive working relationships with pupils, parents and colleagues to maximise pupils’ development and maintain the overall ethos of the school
Assist with the management of pupils outside the classroom e.g. lunch times and outside the school e.g. school trips as directed by the class teacher and member of the school’s management
Safeguarding
Work in line with statutory safeguarding guidance (e.g. Keeping Children Safe in Education, Prevent) and our safeguarding and child protection policies
Promote the safeguarding of all pupils in the school.
Additional Requirements
This job description outlines the main duties of the post but does not exclude other duties, which may be undertaken to ensure the efficient operation of the school. Other duties required will be consistent with those listed above and appropriate to the title and grade of the post.
Sedley's is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
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 are not accepted.
About Sedley's Church of England Primary School
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 102 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Sedley's Church of England Primary School website
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