Teaching Assistant

Judith Kerr Primary School, London, SE24 9JE

19 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  TBC

• Closing date

  24 February 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  3 February 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time, part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: NJC Inner London Point 2, Pay Range 2-4, pro rata 39 weeks plus holiday entitlement, Fixed until 31.07.2025

Teaching Assistant job summary

About this Role

Judith Kerr Primary is a happy nurturing and inclusive community school. As member of the Anthem Schools Trust family of schools, we are secular and welcome children from all backgrounds. Our mission is to foster a positive, creative and multi-sensory learning environment that inspires each child to maximise their individual talents, curiosity and ability to think. At Judith Kerr Primary, we believe all children are entitled to enjoy their childhood and live it actively.

We are looking for a Teaching Assistant who can:

• Be responsible for the learning and achievements, promoting good progress and outcomes for all pupils.
• Set high expectations which inspire, motivate and challenge all pupils.
• Make a positive contribution to the wider life of the school, supporting the vision and ethos of Judith Kerr Primary.
• Bring a nurturing and inclusive approach to building relationships, with pupils, and the wider school community.
• Be able to work with pupils across subjects and year groups.

We want to hear from you if:

You are an outstanding practitioner.

If you have excellent up to date curriculum knowledge.

Have a passion for pupils’ educational achievements and understand the importance of effective behaviour management.

Join Judith Kerr’s team and we can offer you:

The chance to join a supportive and friendly team, who are passionate about the school.

The opportunity to work within an organisation who have a robust personal development programme and are committed to the professional development of every individual.

Membership of local government pension scheme.

Access to Employee Assistance Programme offering free confidential support on a range of issues such as work, wellbeing, money, health, and legal advice.

Cycle to work scheme.

Access to a Health Cash Plan, an optional scheme to pay a weekly or monthly premium to claim money back on everyday health care needs such as dentist, optical and physical needs.

If you feel you have the skills and experience to support the pupils at Judith Kerr Primary, we would be delighted to hear from you.

The Judith Kerr Primary community welcome visits to the school. We are sure you will experience our friendly and happy atmosphere to get a taste of how rewarding your work will be.

Please contact the school (Mary Murray) to arrange a visit or further discussion at mmurray@judithkerr.anthemtrust.uk or telephone 020 7738 6481.

Furtherinformation can be found in the job description and person specification at the Judith Kerr Primary Career Site.

Please note application should be made through the Judith Kerr Primary Career Site, we do not accept CVs.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and require all staff and volunteers to share and demonstrate this commitment. The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the person specification and will be subject to the relevant pre-employment checks which will, where applicable, include a health check, an enhanced DBS check, the Children’s Barred List check and satisfactory references.

It is an offence for an individual who has been disqualified from working with children to knowingly apply for, offer to do, accept, or do any work in a ‘regulated activity’. The position advertised is a ‘regulated activity’. Anthem will undertake a basic online check for all shortlisted candidates.

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.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Judith Kerr Primary School

• School type: Free School, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 394 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Judith Kerr Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/judith-kerr-primary-school (opens in new tab)

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