Teaching Assistant
Parkwood Hall Co-Operative Academy, Swanley, Kent, BR8 8DRThis job expired on 18 March 2026 – see similar jobs
Start date details
To Be confirmed
Closing date
18 March 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
6 March 2026
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
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.25 hours work per week, term time only for 39 weeks per year including INSET days. Current working pattern is 08:45 – 15:45 (Mon, Tues, Weds, Fri) and 08:45 – 16:45 (Thurs) for CPD Training
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Scale 3 or 4 depending on qualifications £22,391.68 to £24,360.83
What skills and experience we're looking for
Are you:
Conscientious and innovative?
Energetic,enthusiasticand hard working?
Passionate about working with pupils who have special needs?
Committed to working collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team?
Confident in dealing with children who may sometimes display challenging behaviours?
To support the students with their learning, wellbeing and regulation. To support the teacher with the
organisation of the class, including administration, resources and displays. To
take a responsibility for the direct work with small groups of students or
individuals, under the direction of the teacher.
What the school offers its staff
In return, the successful candidates will join the committed and highly experienced classroom-based teams who are dedicated in providing the best education.Parkwood Hall offers an outstanding professionaldevelopment package to all staff.In addition, Parkwood Hall also offers an Employee Assistance Programme, free hot drinks and snacks, and ample car parking.We are based on a beautiful site of more than 30 acres and an impressive Victorian building.
Further information about the job
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.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Parkwood Hall Co-Operative Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 8 to 19
- School size
- 135 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 8 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Parkwood Hall Co-Operative Academy website
- Email address
- zoe.moore@parkwoodhall.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01322 664441
Parkwood Hall is day school for pupils aged 8-19 years with moderate to severe learning difficulties, and other diverse and complex needs. The pupils here are an inspiration to us all.
It’s an exciting time at Parkwood Hall and you would be joining at a transformational time for the academy. Under a new leadership team, Parkwood Hall has undergone radical changes to its behaviour ethos, and curriculum design and implementation.
Parkwood Hall aims to provide an inclusive learning environment which challenges pupils to achieve success and to thrive. Our co-operative values are important to us, especially honesty, openness, social responsibility and caring for others. They underpin the way we do things here at Parkwood Hall. We are committed to providing a learning environment and learning pathway that enables all our pupils to achieve the best they can be and help prepare them for adult life so they can live as independent a life as possible.
We have a highly skilled team of professionals including teachers and teaching assistants, speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, Positive Support Behaviour practitioners, school nurses and residential staff.
Arranging a visit to Parkwood Hall Co-Operative Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email zoe.moore@parkwoodhall.co.uk.
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