Teaching Assistant
Grinling Gibbons Primary School, London, SE8 5LW4 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
10 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
3 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time: 30 hours a week, Monday to Friday, Term Time Only
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Between £22,623 and £23,455
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are excited to have the opportunity to invite an individual to complement our hardworking team in Grinling Gardens Primary School. Grinling Gardens is an alternative provision setting located on the grounds of Grinling Gibbons Primary School. The successful candidate will be working across Key Stage One and Key Stage Two, supporting the learning of the children from Monday to Friday during term time.
Location
Grinling Gardens Primary School
Clyde Street
Deptford
London
SE8 5LW
What we are looking for
We require a Teaching Assistant who has experience of working in an alternative provision or someone who has substantial experience of working closely with children who have learning or behavioral issues. The successful candidate will be required to effectively assist pupils in a variety of settings, including individual, small group, and class-based support. They will be required to prepare materials, set up classrooms, and support teachers in delivering lessons.
It is essential that the individual is proactive in delivering positive behaviour management strategies and can effectively collaborate with teachers, families, and other professionals to ensure that pupil needs are met. Applicants must be flexible and able to use their own initiative.
A to C GCSE in Maths and English would be desirable and we welcome applicants with degrees.
We are seeking people who can make a positive contribution to the children's progress and learning and that will bring out the very best in our young learners. We are committed to promoting equality and welcome applications from all sectors of the community.
What the school offers its staff
Salary details - Salary: Scale 3, pro-rata, 39 weeks per year. Closing date - Tuesday 10th June 2025
Interviews – Week commencing 16th June 2025
We only accept application forms, please forward these to Timur Kay, Executive Business Manager at recruitment@phoenix439.org. CVs are not acceptable.
Interviews will take place the week after the closing date, however the school reserves the right to start the interview process earlier if there is a large number of applicants. Invitations to interview will be made by email.
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
Please complete the online application.
CVs are not accepted.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Grinling Gibbons Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 223 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Grinling Gibbons Primary School website
- Email address
- tim.kay@phoenix439.org
- Phone number
- 02086924660
The Phoenix Federation consists of three primary schools in Deptford: Lucas Vale, Grinling Gibbons and Grinling Gardens.
The schools are bursting with energy, ideas, and appetite for the future. Both Lucas Vale and Grinling Gibbons have recently received a ‘Good’ Ofsted rating, with Grinling Gibbons receiving an ‘Outstanding’ rating for ‘Behaviour and Attitudes’ and ‘Personal Development’. The inspectors noted at Lucas Vale that “Pupils are happy and proud of their school. They are articulate and confident. Leaders have created an inspiring environment where pupils’ views are given importance.”
Grinling Gardens is an alternative education provision and supports children who would benefit from spending time away from their current school or who present with such needs that cannot or can no longer be met in a mainstream school environment.
These are exciting and vibrant times at the Phoenix Federation, following a public consultation, Lucas Vale is rebranding and will be relaunching under a new school name in September 2025.
Arranging a visit to Grinling Gibbons Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email tim.kay@phoenix439.org.
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