Teaching Assistant

Cornerstone School, Belvedere, Kent, DA17 6DW

18 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  13 April 2026

• Closing date

  27 February 2026 at 11am

• Date listed

  9 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £19,255.00 - £19,530.00 Annually (Actual) BEX051 - 054, 27 hours 30 mins p/w 39 weeks p/y

Teaching Assistant job summary

We have a great opportunity for a knowledgeable and efficient individual to join us in the role of Teaching Assistant at Cornerstone School. This is an opportunity to be part of a team that will be changing lives and positively transforming the local community.

The overarching purpose of the role is to provide 1:1 and group support to students, mainly within the classroom, who have a diagnosis of autism and whose related Social, Emotional and Mental Health prevent them from accessing and thriving in mainstream education. Part of the role will also be running interventions with individuals or small groups and acting as a mentor/key adult where appropriate.

The successful candidates will need to offer enthusiasm, flexibility, a sense of humour and a willingness to learn and adapt as the school grows each year. Experience working with young people with autism and SEMH is desirable.

This role is hugely important to the future of the school, and we thank you for taking the time to consider applying.

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for more information.

This post is a customer-facing position and falls within the scope of the Code of Practice on English Language Requirement for Public Sector Workers. The school has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Admin Services Manager on 0208 713 0002.

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 Cornerstone School

• School type: Free School, ages 11 to 19
• School size: 99 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Cornerstone School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/cornerstone-school

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