Teaching Assistant

South Rise Primary School, London, SE18 7PX

42 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  31 August 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  18 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,171.77 - £24,862.16 Annually (Actual) Scale 2 Spine 3-4 pro rata

Teaching Assistant job summary

Start Date : ASAP

Salary: Scale 2 Spine point 3-4 pro-rata

Location: Greenwich – South Rise Primary School

Contract type: One YearFixed Term - 8:30-16:00

Are you passionate about making a difference? Do you have a passion for working with children? Experience of working with children with Special Educational Needs would be an advantage but is not necessary. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work with a highly skilled, supportive team of people committed to your career development.

South Rise Primary School is part of an innovative and forward-thinking multi academy trust comprising of seven schools in Greenwich and four schools in Essex. The Partnership offers immense opportunities to develop the quality of provision, sharing of good practice and professional growth.

We are a three-form entry school, judged by OFSTED in May 2025 to have improved significantly across all areas since our previous 'Good' in outcome in 2020. We are a research-engaged community and are constantly seeking new and innovative ways of developing teaching for learning. We foster an ethos of mutual respect and positive values for life-long learning.

You will

Be part of a learning community committed to achieving the best for our children

Have high expectations, understand the importance of, and promote the principals of inclusion by enabling every child to overcome barriers to learning and reach high standards

Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills

We can offer you:

• A team committed to raising standards for all children
• Access to a wide range of resources and support to help you in the role
• A commitment to your own CPD
• A part in a forward thinking, dynamic Partnership who see children at the heart of the learning process
• Wonderful, enthusiastic children who are motivated to learn

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all pupils attending the school. As the duties of this post involve regular contact with children, any offer to the successful candidate will be conditional upon an Enhanced Disclosure being obtained via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Closing date : 31st August 2025

Interview date: 10th September 2025

Start date: ASAP

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 South Rise Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 566 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: South Rise Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/south-rise-primary-school-london

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