Teaching Assistant - FINCH

Fortismere School, London, N10 1NE

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  6 July 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  22 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £27,567.00 - £27,961.00 Annually (Actual) MPS/UPS 1 Year Fixed Term MAT cover

Teaching Assistant - FINCH job summary

An exciting opportunity to be part of an evolving Alternative Provision - FINCH part of Fortismere school. We are looking for a teaching assistant who is flexible, creative and adaptable with a passion for changing lives through education. Finch is seeking to appoint a highly motivated, student-centered individual to provide learning support & behaviour management to students within our provision as required.

About You:

You will be experienced in providing support in an educational setting, as a Teaching Assistant. You will support students to access their curriculum and other provision services. You may be asked to work with individuals in mentoring or behaviour sessions and within the classroom, helping with tasks such as basic literacy and maths, and social interaction.

The successful candidate will have a passion to support a range of students with varied needs, e.g., students with ADHD, tourettes, emotionally based school avoidance, anxiety, medical conditions, etc.

The successful candidate will have the ability to:

• Support students with a range of needs within lessons, interventions

• Build positive and supportive relationships with students while promoting confidence, independence, and emotional wellbeing

• Work collaboratively with teachers, parents/carers, and external professionals

• Support the delivery of small-group and 1:1 interventions under the guidance Finch Lead Teacher

• Maintain accurate records and contribute to monitoring student progress and support plans

• Work flexibly and use initiative within a busy and dynamic school environment

• Contribute positively to the inclusive ethos and wider life of the school

We can offer:

• A friendly work environment and a supportive team
• Pension, Cycle scheme, Season ticket loan, Tech scheme, EAP
• Continuous CPD
• Happy and confident children who enjoy being at school
• A committed Governing Body and an experienced and committed leadership team

You will be joining a friendly and professional Alternative Provision that is wholly committed to securing the best academic and personal development outcomes for all of our students.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. All successful applicants will be required to undertake a criminal record check via the DBS prior to appointment.

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

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 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 Fortismere School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1765 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Fortismere School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/fortismere-school

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