Teaching Assistant

Greenacres Primary School and Language Impairment Unit, London, SE9 3JN

16 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  23 October 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  7 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £30,408.00 - £30,843.00 Annually (FTE) Scale 3 5 - 6 £26,506.04 - £27,250.18 Actual Salary

Teaching Assistant job summary

Join Greenacres Primary School as a Teaching Assistant!

Support. Encourage. Inspire - helping every child learn, grow and thrive.

Hours: 35 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Working Pattern: Term Time Only, 39 weeks per year
Start Date: ASAP
Actual Salary: Grade 3 Point 5-6 £26,506.04 - £27,250.18 Actual Salary

About the Role

Are you passionate about helping children learn, grow in confidence and achieve their potential?

Greenacres Primary School is looking for an enthusiastic, caring and committed Teaching Assistant to join our team and play an important part in creating positive learning experiences for our pupils.

Working alongside teachers and colleagues, you'll support children in the classroom, individually and in small groups, helping them engage with their learning, develop independence and feel confident to participate in school life.

Every day will bring something different - and plenty of opportunities to see the impact your support can make.

In this role, you will:

• Support pupils with their learning in the classroom, individually and in small groups
• Help deliver engaging learning activities and targeted interventions
• Encourage confidence, independence and positive attitudes to learning
• Build strong, supportive relationships with pupils
• Promote positive behaviour, wellbeing and engagement
• Work closely with teachers and colleagues to support pupil progress
• Help create a welcoming, inclusive environment where every child feels valued

Who You Are

We're looking for someone who:

• Enjoys working with children and is passionate about helping them succeed
• Builds warm, positive and professional relationships with pupils
• Is patient, encouraging and able to adapt their approach to different children
• Is proactive, flexible and enjoys working as part of a team
• Has strong literacy and numeracy skills
• Is ideally qualified to NVQ Level 2 or equivalent
• Is keen to learn and develop their skills
• Shares our commitment to inclusion, safeguarding and giving every child the best possible experience at school

Experience working with children would be an advantage, but just as important is the right attitude, enthusiasm and commitment to making a difference.

What We Offer

At Greenacres Primary School, support staff are an important part of our school community. You'll join a welcoming and collaborative team where your contribution is valued and you'll be encouraged to develop and grow.

Here's what you can expect:

• A friendly, inclusive and supportive school community
• High-quality professional development through our CPD and LearnUpon platform
• Opportunities to develop your skills and progress your career across Maritime Academy Trust
• A digitally confident school, with Chromebooks and technology supporting teaching and learning
• Local Government Pension Scheme and national terms and conditions
• Enhanced family-friendly policies, including enhanced maternity and paternity provision
• A comprehensive wellbeing offer, including our Employee Assistance Programme, Mental Health First Aiders and Occupational Health support
• Lifestyle and financial wellbeing benefits, including Cycle to Work, Blue Light Card, eye care vouchers and access to employee discounts

Ready to Make a Difference?

We'd love to welcome you for a visit and show you what makes Greenacres Primary School such a special place to work. Please contact the school office on 020 8857 4965 to arrange.

You'll find more about the role, school and Trust in our Candidate Information Pack. Apply via My New Term - we may interview and appoint as applications are received, so early applications are encouraged.

Greenacres Primary School and Maritime Academy Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, online checks and relevant pre-employment checks in line with current safeguarding guidance. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. We are proud to be an inclusive employer and value diversity at all levels.

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

Maritime Academy Trust and its schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. The post is subject to a successful DBS clearance and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before an appointment is confirmed

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 Greenacres Primary School and Language Impairment Unit

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 265 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Greenacres Primary School and Language Impairment Unit website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/greenacres-primary-school-and-language-impairment-unit

Greenacres Primary School is part of the Maritime Academy Trust, an innovative partnership of schools in Greenwich and Kent. Our schools transform through collaboration and an entrepreneurial curriculum which equips children with life skills.

At Greenacres, we pride ourselves on being a friendly, inclusive school with a positive ethos towards children, parents, carers and staff. We believe that together, we will succeed.

We have the highest of expectations of achievement and behaviour for all. Children enter the school at different starting points and, through supporting, developing and educating the whole child, they make good progress and leave ready for the next stage in their learning.

We are always seeking innovative ways of engaging children in learning experiences that motivate and entice them to deepen their understanding and develop a lifelong love of learning. Our curriculum is thematic in approach engaging children, enabling knowledge acquisition whilst balanced with life and functional skills which span beyond the curriculum preparing our children for the next stage of their education. The 6Cs underpin everything we do: collaboration, communication, citizenship, character, critical thinking and creativity as we believe these are the attributes which will lead our children to longer term success. We embrace cognitive strategies which have been carefully adopted to enable our children to become self-regulated learners. We believe our role is to instil confidence in all; ensuring the creation of 21st Century learners.

We have a strong set of values. Our core values of unity, respect, acceptance, freedom and aspiration are at the heart of ‘Team Greenacres’ and are central to our curriculum. We want our values and love of learning to prepare children for society and later life.

The success of the thematic approach entwined with a core set of values can be seen in the enjoyment on the children’s faces, in their outcomes and through the dedication of staff and the relationships we foster.

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