Teaching Assistant, Bedelsford Chaucer Centre
Bedelsford School, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, KT1 2QZ7 days remaining to apply
Start date details
February 2026
Closing date
8 January 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
12 December 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 8.30am – 3.30pm and Wednesday 8.30am – 4.30pm, 33.75 hours per week, term time only.
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- OHCAT Outer London PayScale Grade C – D, (SP11-SP20) Actual Salary: £22,973.16 - £25,010.62. (FTE £ 28,617.00 - £31,115.00)
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for passionate and dedicated Teaching Assistants to join the team at our new satellite site. As a Teaching Assistant, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the success of our learners. You will provide tailored support to students with diverse learning needs, helping them access the curriculum, engage in classroom activities, and develop their social, emotional, and academic skills. Your role will be key in creating a positive and inclusive atmosphere where each student feels supported and valued.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide excellent learning support under the teacher's direction
- Assist with personal care needs as per school procedures
- Administer medical interventions as required
- Support teaching and learning activities, including the use of ICT and communication aids
- Help manage the classroom, ensuring a supportive learning environment
- Follow school policies, guidelines, and the Code of Conduct
- Collaborate with the school team, fostering positive relationships and teamwork
Key Requirements:
- GCSE grade A – C or equivalent in Literacy and Numeracy
- Experience of working with, or caring for children
- Commitment to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children
Willingness and ability to learn new skills in relation to SEN including medical and personal
What the school offers its staff
Rewards & Benefits: Career benefits - Orchard Hill College Academy Trust,
- Pathways for progression within the trust, ensuring you can grow and thrive in a supportive and inclusive environment.
- Pension Scheme - you will be enrolled in either the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) or the Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS), both offering life cover and financial protection for your family.
- Salary Sacrifice Schemes (Cycle Scheme and Home Electronics Scheme)
- Employee Wellbeing - We support employee wellbeing with access to counselling, mental health support, generous leave, flexible working, and enhanced parental leave including Employee Assistance Programme, MyGym Discounts, Corporate Eyecare Scheme
- Employee Discounts (Blue Light Card, Costco Membership, Discounts for Teachers, and more)
- Other (Season Ticket Loan and Employee Referral Scheme)
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Bedelsford School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Appointments made will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Applying for the job
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About Bedelsford School
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 19
- School size
- 132 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Bedelsford School website
- Email address
- MHartzenberg@bedelsfordschool.org
Bedelsford School is an outstanding special school which aims to provide innovative education and a challenging environment for pupils aged 2 to 19. The school specialises in educating pupils with a wide range of Physical Disabilities including those with Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties, Moderate Learning Difficulties and Complex Health needs. However, we are a changing population and many of our pupils now have CLDD (complex learning difficulties and disabilities).
The school converted to Academy status in April 2016 and was last inspected by Ofsted in December 2018 . Inspectors observed: Bedelsford School has high expectations of all and aims to provide consistent and sustained improvement, working collegiately with key partners.
We keenly take account of the development of neuroscientific knowledge and research to better enable us to develop the skills of our staff team, understand the unique ways our pupils learn and implement the teaching strategies which will ensure pupils make the maximum progress they can.
Bedelsford School works in close partnership with Parents/Carers to ensure that collaborative goal setting takes place and that all students reach their full potential.
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