Teaching Assistant

Stone Lodge School, Dartford, Kent, DA2 6FY

34 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  To be confirmed

• Closing date

  22 February 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  9 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £19,568.00 - £21,617.00 Annually (Actual) FTE £25,900-28,613

Teaching Assistant job summary

Job Title

Teaching Assistant

SalaryGrade 5 £27,900 - £28,613 pa FTE
Actual salary £19,568 - £21,617 paPensionEmployer Pension Contributions of 22.5% (LGPS)Hours 32.5 hours per week, 39 weeks per year (term-time plus 5 INSET days)

Stone Lodge School is fully inclusive and caters for the diverse needs of its students. We have appointed highly motivated, dynamic support staff, teachers and leaders who deliver exciting learning every lesson, every day, so that all our students reach their full potential and secure first-class destinations.

We are looking to appoint a Teaching Assistant to join our team.You will work with parents, students and other staff to ensure that our students’ educational, social and emotional development needs are being met. You will be a key point of contact liaising with parents and agencies to support student engagement and participation (including disadvantaged, SEND, and vulnerable students) with a view to achieving excellent attendance.

Our ideal candidate will:

Have experience of working with young people who have social/emotional difficulties.

Have a good understanding of child development and learning processes.

Have an understanding of strategies to support young people’s mental health.

Have the ability to foster strong and positive relationships with parents and young people.

Please read the attached job description and person specification for more information on this role.

Career with Endeavour MAT - what we can offer you:

As well as offering you a competitive salary with pay progression opportunities, you will also be working in a brand-new purpose-built setting with great facilities and with a team of talented, engaged and motivated colleagues. Our common values of respect, integrity, determination, equality of opportunity and self-management help instil a strong work ethic among staff and students alike and our supportive culture provides what many of our existing staff describe as a ‘family feel’ within our Trust.

Application Process:

The deadline for applications is Midnight Sunday 22nd February 2026 with interviews taking place on a running basis as applicants are received.

Please note: Early applications are encouraged as we will hold interviews as and when applications are received. We reserve the right to offer to a candidate prior to the closing date. We only accept applications submitted online via the My New Term website. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

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

At Stone Lodge our approach to safeguarding is child-centred and we consider at all times the best interest of the child.
We have a designated safeguarding lead, who provides support to staff members to carry out their safeguarding duties and liaises with other agencies such as children’s social care.
Mr Barnett is also a safeguarding lead and regular meetings are held to discuss any ongoing safeguarding or welfare concerns.
All staff members receive safeguarding and child protection training which is regularly updated.

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 Stone Lodge School

• School type: Free School, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1052 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Stone Lodge School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/stone-lodge-school

Stone Lodge School is fully inclusive and caters for the diverse needs of its students. We have appointed highly motivated, dynamic support staff, teachers and leaders who deliver exciting learning every lesson, every day, so that all our students reach their full potential and secure first class destinations.

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