Teaching Assistant

Chislehurst School for Girls, Chislehurst, Kent, BR7 6HE

25 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  2 November 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  8 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Working pattern: Part time: 5.92 hours per week, 39 weeks per year Monday 0815 – 1525 (with a 75 minute unpaid break)
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: FTE £29,561
• Actual salary: £4,269
• Pay scale: NJC Scale 2, Point 3

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic Teaching Assistant to join our welcoming and highly successful school starting as soon as possible.

Chislehurst School for Girls, part of Lumero Educational Trust, is an aspirational place of learning for girls aged 11-18, and boys 16-18, where students have every opportunity to reach their full potential. We are committed to the pursuit of academic excellence and to developing the leaders of tomorrow. Our strong pastoral support and commitment to mutual respect enable all our students to discover their strengths and truly develop a life-long love of learning.

We are looking for a colleague who has:

• Good academic qualifications
• Be an excellent teaching assistant
• Strong organisation, administrative and communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills, particularly with young people
• A flexible approach and willingness to go the extra mile
• Commitment and reliability
• Patience

What the school offers its staff

In return we will offer you:

• A dedicated and supportive staff team
• Polite and welcoming children and families
• A working environment where everyone is valued and respected

• Excellent CPD within the school and across the Trust

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.

Job Purpose

To support teachers in delivering high-quality education and ensuring that all students, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), can access learning effectively. The Teaching Assistant will work closely with teachers to promote student achievement, wellbeing, and positive behaviour across the school.

Main Responsibilities

The main activities pertaining to this post are to assist students with various learning strategies, behaviour, study skills and homework assignments; and to work with designated students identified with SEND Manager and Head of Faculty, so that they achieve or exceed their potential. To use in house data tracking of students to assist in this.

Duties

• To provide direct classroom support for those children who have been identified as having Special Education and Disability Needs. Withdrawing the students from the classroom at the request of the teacher in consultation with SEND Manager and subject leader, when appropriate.
• If the child is absent from a lesson to provide support to other students within the lesson, who may or may not be subject to a statement of support, unless directed to support a student elsewhere by the SEND Manager.
• To deliver a structured programme of work to groups of students in support sessions for groups of students as identified by the SEND Manager. Communicating with subject teacher on content of the lesson, as appropriate.
• To act as a reader or scribe for students in exams as appropriate.
• To provide feedback to Assistant Head SENCO, SEND Manager and relevant Head of Faculty, on the progress of individual students and/or any concerns regarding student/s.
• Provide feedback to the Annual Review’s of student/s and attend Review meetings if appropriate.
• To follow all policies, in particular school guidelines on Child Protection and Confidentiality, Equal Opportunities and Health and Safety.
• To attend school and faculty training sessions where appropriate i.e. Child Protection Training.
• To accompany students on school trips when required in liaison with the SEND Manager/Head of Faculty.
• On first day of absence, to follow absence reporting procedures and inform H R Officer and SEND Manager by 7.30 a.m. at the latest, regarding arrangements, reasons for absence and any issues for working day re students and/or timetable.
• If leave of absence is required for reasons other than CPD, to request this following agreed school procedures.
• Annual changes to contracted hours or days of work should be discussed with the SEND Manager in the first instance so that the smooth running of the SEND team.
• To participate in the school policy of appraisal and staff development.

Undertake any other duties or training as required by the Headteacher, SENCO (or their representatives) commensurate with the general level of responsibilities of the post.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

2610 Teaching Assistant recruitment pack ChSfG.pdf - 626 KB (opens in new tab)

About Chislehurst School for Girls

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1227 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Chislehurst School for Girls website
• Email address: aedmunds@iniciotrust.org
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/chislehurst-school-for-girls

Chislehurst School for Girls is a non-denominational secondary academy based in Kent, for girls aged 11-18. The school has a rich history spanning decades and is situated in the idyllic town of Chislehurst.

It was originally founded in 1896 as Sidcup High School and was more recently known as Beaverwood School for Girls. The secondary school was renamed in 2014 as Chislehurst School for Girls.

At Chislehurst School for Girls, it is believed that each student has strengths. Through care and knowledge of every individual pupil, teachers strive to develop these strengths. The secondary school’s vision for the future is combined with the traditional values that it believes society respects.

Chislehurst School for Girls has a strong belief in good discipline and it ensures that students know what is expected of them. Pupils have access to a grammar-style curriculum, through the school’s Grammar Stream.

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