Teaching Assistant

Joydens Wood Junior School, Dartford, Kent, DA2 7NE

9 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  17 December 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  8 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,796.00 Annually (FTE)

Teaching Assistant job summary

Main Purpose of the Role:

In this role, you will support the educational, spiritual, moral, social, and cultural development of pupils, working closely with teachers to deliver high-quality lessons and engaging activities. You’ll provide

targeted one-on-one or small group support to help meet individual learning needs, while contributing to a safe, nurturing, and stimulating classroom environment. Collaboration with staff will be key,

ensuring that every child is given the opportunity to reach their full potential.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities and Tasks:

Support for Pupils

Attend to pupils’ personal needs and implement individual care programmes, including those related to health, hygiene, first aid, and welfare.

Supervise and support pupils to ensure their safety and access to learning.

Build positive relationships with pupils, acting as a role model and responding to individual needs.

Promote inclusion and acceptance of all pupils, encouraging participation and independence.

Support pupils in engaging with teacher-led activities and peer interactions.

Support for Teachers

Prepare the classroom for lessons and assist with tidying and displaying pupils’ work.

Monitor and report on pupil progress, behaviour, and achievements to the teacher.

Maintain accurate pupil records as requested.

Assist in managing pupil behaviour and report concerns appropriately.

Provide general administrative support, including photocopying, filing, and collecting money.

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 Joydens Wood Junior School

• School type: Academy, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 324 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Joydens Wood Junior School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/joydens-wood-junior-school-dartford

Joydens Wood Junior School is located in a semi-rural setting on the outskirts of London. We are an independent academy. We are a friendly and caring school with a team of enthusiastic, committed and hardworking staff.

We have 300+ pupils on roll in Years 3 to 6, with a 3 form entry in each year group.

We have classroom laptops, smart screens in most classes. The large playing field and our generous outside space allows our children to thrive with our various sports teams being successful in many local competitions. Combined with Forest School, arts opportunities, performances and school residential trips our school offers the chance for every child to unlock their potential.

We believe in an Experience Curriculum and Values based education which nourishes and enables children to flourish, making a difference to the world through who and how they are. Our pupils are happy, safe and well-motivated, showing respect for themselves and others. They are proud of the high standards they reach and of how hard they work at school.

We are part of the Dartford Area Schools Consortium (DASCo) which supports collaboration between schools to enhance and improve outcomes for children in Dartford. It offers opportunities for the school to benefit from joint projects, share experience and access excellent training for staff and governors.

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