Teaching Assistant and Midday Meals Supervisor
Oratory Roman Catholic Primary School, London, SW3 6QH28 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
7 July 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
9 June 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term - I year
Pay scale
- Scale 3, points 5-7,
What skills and experience we're looking for
Qualifications
The Teaching Assistant should have:
- good basic education to GCSE level in literacy and numeracy, or the equivalent
In addition, the Teaching Assistant might have experience of:
- A relevant qualification in Childcare and/or Education
Experience
The Teaching Assistant should have:
- Experience with young children, perhaps as a parent or voluntary worker (e.g. as a Brownie or Cub leader)
In addition, the Teaching Assistant might have experience:
- of being a paid worker in play schemes, crèches, midday supervision, after-school clubs or similar
Knowledge and Understanding
The Teaching Assistant should have knowledge and understanding of:
- the needs of young children;
- child development and the ways in which children learn;
- the roles played by various adults in a child’s education;
- behaviour management strategies;
- equal opportunities
- safeguarding
Skills
The Teaching Assistant will be able to:
- help professional staff to achieve their objectives;
- assist children on an individual basis, in small group and whole class work;
- explain tasks simply and clearly and foster independence;
- supervise children, and adhere to defined
behaviour management policies;
- accept and respond to authority and supervision;
- work with guidance, but under limited supervision;
- liaise and communicate effectively with others;
- demonstrate good organisational skills;
- reflect on and develop professional practice;
- display work effectively, and make and maintain basic teaching resources.
In addition, the Teaching Assistant might also be able to:
- monitor, record and make basic assessments about individual progress
- suggest alternative ways of helping children if they are unable to understand;
- describe, in simple terms, the process of behaviour management with children;
- identify gaps in their own experience that they need help in filling;
- demonstrate the ability to learn and adapt from past experience.
What the school offers its staff
We can offer:
- A friendly, caring school community
- Well behaved and enthusiastic pupils
- Hardworking dedicated staff and governors
- Supportive parents
- Induction programme
- An opportunity to be part of a dynamic and developing team
Further information about the job
Main Purpose of Job
1. To work under the guidance of the class teacher to support teaching and learning in the classroom
2. To provide general support to the class teacher in the management and organisation of the pupils and the classroom
3. To assist the teacher in creating and maintaining a purposeful, orderly and supportive learning environment
4. To promote the inclusion of all pupils ensuring they have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop
5. To be responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people within the school
Main Responsibilities
Support for the Pupils/ Families:
- To deliver pastoral and learning support
- To provide feedback to pupils in relation to progress and achievement
- To establish and develop productive working relationships with pupils acting as a role model and developing 1:1 mentoring arrangements and providing support for distressed pupils
- To work with pupils, understanding how to motivate and encourage them to develop and achieve
- To work with the SENCO and other teachers to develop and implement EHC and behaviour mentoring plans
- To promote the inclusion and acceptance of all pupils within the classroom. Encourage pupils to interact and work co-operatively with others and engage in all activities
- To work with small groups of children and to take responsibility for their learning
- To support a child with disabilities or special educational needs
Support for the Teachers:
- Within an agreed system of supervision, to work with the teacher to develop lessons, work plans and the classroom environment
- To assess, feedback and record the achievements and progress of pupils through agreed monitoring systems
- To develop behaviour management strategies. To be proactive in managing behaviour and promote self-control, independence and integration
- To accompany teachers and classes on educational visits
- To work with the class teacher to complete administration tasks and prepare displays
Support for the School:
- To be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health and safety, security and confidentiality, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person
- To contribute to overall ethos/work/aims of the school
- To attend and participate in regular meetings, and in training and other activities as required
- To assist in the general care of the school environment
- To assist with children at the beginning and end of the day and in the playground as required
- To support the appraisal system for support staff
- Within an agreed system of supervision, to facilitate learning during short periods of teacher absence for planned meetings
Support for the Curriculum:
- Within an agreed system of supervision, to deliver learning and teaching activities and adjust these when necessary
- To be responsible for management of stock levels and for maintenance / quality /safety of specialist equipment
- To use and prepare specialist equipment, plans and resources necessary to support learning activities, taking into account pupil’s interests, language and cultural backgrounds
- To undertake broadly similar duties commensurate with the level of the post as required by the Head teacher
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 job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
About Oratory Roman Catholic Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained schools, Roman Catholic, ages 5 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 210 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Oratory Roman Catholic Primary School website
- Email address
- info@oratory.rbkc.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 02075895900
We can offer you:
• A warm, welcoming, inclusive school with a friendly and enthusiastic team of teachers and support staff
• Children who are well behaved and eager to learn
• Excellent opportunities to further your professional development
• Supportive parents and governors
Arranging a visit to Oratory Roman Catholic Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email info@oratory.rbkc.sch.uk.
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